Generac generator installation Helotes sized to your loads and tested before we leave

A Generac install in Helotes

We list what you want running in an outage, check the panel and the service, and recommend the Generac unit and the transfer switch to match. Then we set the unit, mount and wire the automatic transfer switch, run the wiring between the generator, the switch and your panel, and start it up and test it under load before we leave. For a business, the same sizing and transfer switch work applies at commercial scale.

• A load list room by room
• Automatic transfer switch at the service
• Start up and a transfer test under load

The utility side in Helotes

CPS Energy supplies electricity in Helotes. The City of Helotes owns no utilities and serves residents through franchise agreements with utility companies. CPS Energy has a back-up generator application that the electrical contractor completes and submits. It asks for a three-line diagram with conductor sizes and grounding details, the transfer switch specifications showing break before make operation and a service-rated switch, site drawings and a photo of the working clearances. When the work is ready, the contractor notifies CPS Energy, and CPS Energy meets the contractor on site for a final commissioning test. Where CPS Energy asks for it, we prepare that application and arrange the test.

Permits in Helotes

In Helotes, Development Services issues trade permits for plumbing, electrical, mechanical and irrigation work through the MyGovernmentOnline Customer Portal. We confirm what the city requires before we write the price.

Contractor registration

Helotes Development Services registers licensed electrical, mechanical, plumbing and irrigation contractors to work in the city. The registration is in place before the permit is pulled, so it never holds up a start date.

Natural gas in Helotes

Natural gas in Helotes comes from CPS Energy or Grey Forest Utilities, depending on the address. Gas line and gas connection are not included. That is a licensed plumber's work and we quote it separately. We coordinate the plumber with the electrical work so the unit is ready to run on the day it is finished.