An Authorized Generac Dealer in Auburn & the Sierra Foothills

Sizing a Generac: Whole-House Power or Managed Circuits

• The Guardian air-cooled range — Generac’s home standby lineup runs roughly 10 kW to 26 kW, which covers the large majority of foothills homes. We walk your panel and your actual usage rather than selling you the biggest box on the shelf.
• Whole-house vs. managed circuits — you can power everything, or power the essentials and let smart load management shed the big draws as needed. Managed circuits often let a smaller, cheaper unit deliver the experience you actually wanted.
• The loads that decide the size — central air conditioning, electric range and dryer, heat pump, and especially well pumps, which are common out here and have a large starting surge. If you are on a well, see our solar well pump work as well.
• Bigger properties and light commercial — when the load outruns the air-cooled range, we move to liquid-cooled units. For shops, offices and agricultural buildings see our commercial electrical services.

Permits, PG&E and Living With PSPS Out Here

Warranty, Registration and Remote Monitoring

Frequently Asked Questions

• Are you actually an authorized Generac dealer? Yes. We sell, install, register and service Generac home standby generators as an authorized dealer, using genuine parts — and we are a licensed, insured California electrical contractor, so the electrical side is done by the same crew.
• What size Generac do I need? That comes from a load calculation, not a rule of thumb. The air-cooled Guardian range of roughly 10–26 kW covers most homes here; central air, electric ranges and well pumps are usually what push the number up. We size it on site.
• Will it run my whole house? It can, or it can cover essential circuits with smart load management — often letting a smaller unit deliver the same practical result for less money. We will lay out both options with real numbers.
• Natural gas or propane? Both work. Many foothills properties are on propane, which is fine as long as the line is sized for the generator’s demand and the tank is sited correctly. We coordinate the fuel side with the electrical work.
• Do I need a permit? Yes — a standby generator install requires an electrical permit and inspection, and gas work has its own requirements. We pull the permits and meet the inspector; that is part of the job, not an add-on.
• How loud is it, and how often does it run? It runs a short self-test once a week on a schedule we set with you, and otherwise only during an outage. Placement has a real effect on what you hear indoors, so we plan it deliberately.
• Do you service what you sell? Yes, and that is the point of buying from a dealer rather than an online order plus a handyman. Annual maintenance, warranty work and repairs all come back to us — see generator repair & service.
• Would a battery be better than a generator? For some households, genuinely yes — no fuel, no noise, and it pairs with solar. For long multi-day outages or heavy well-pump loads, a generator usually wins. See solar & battery, or ask and we will give you a straight recommendation.