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

A Generac install in Universal City

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 Universal City

Universal City lists two electric providers, CPS Energy and GVEC. Your electric bill shows which one serves your address, and that is the one we coordinate with. 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. GVEC asks members with a backup generator to let it know. Its generator agreement says the generator and transfer switch are installed only by a Texas licensed electrician, outside GVEC's easement and properly grounded, that a transfer switch never goes on a GVEC pole, and that no one installs a meter collar or opens GVEC's meter. The transfer switch goes in after GVEC is notified, so it can arrange a temporary disconnect.

Permits in Universal City

In Universal City, permits go through the Development Services Department on the SmartGov Portal. Electrical permits there are pulled by a state licensed, city registered contractor, and homeowners cannot pull them. We confirm what the city requires before we write the price.

Contractor registration

Universal City requires every contractor working in the city to register, does not accept registrations from other cities, and keeps each registration good for one year from issuance, with a bond or certificate of insurance naming Universal City as certificate holder. The registration is in place before the permit is pulled, so it never holds up a start date.

Natural gas in Universal City

Universal City lists two natural gas providers, CPS Energy and CenterPoint Energy, so the gas supplier depends 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.