Power outages are always inconvenient, but sometimes they’re dangerous and downright expensive. If you live in or own a business in an area prone to power outages, you may want to invest in a standby generator. The licensed electricians at Jett Electric are certified to install standby generators at homes and commercial businesses throughout the Salt Lake City area.

Whether it’s a thunderstorm, a blizzard, hurricane, tornado or another weather event that knocks the power out at your home, you’re left stuck in the dark until the local utilities rectify the situation. If it’s summer, you must contend with sweltering heat, if it’s winter, you have to worry about freezing cold. Even if the temperature is fine, you won’t be able to get much work done at home without electricity.

If the blackout is extended, you need to worry about food spoiling in your refrigerator and freezer as well, or your basement flooding because your sump pump won’t work.

All this can be avoided by having a residential electrician install a standby generator. These generators are so-called because they stand by until your home suffers a power loss, then they immediately kick on, restoring power to your house.

Our residential electricians can install a gasoline, diesel, propane or natural gas-powered generator at your home. Natural gas generators are slightly quieter than the other types, and they’re cheaper to run too. However, in the case of a natural disaster such as an earthquake or tornado, natural gas lines are usually turned off, thereby cutting power to your home.

Many businesses that must have power to run use commercial standby generators in an emergency. These types of businesses include hospitals, pharmacies, grocery stores, nursing homes and others. In some instances, these standby generators do not provide full power, but instead provide emergency power, prioritizing the equipment that is most important.

Our commercial electricians can install standby generators for you at your Salt Lake City business. We connect your generator to your service panel, and then either to a gas line or to another fuel source, such as a propane tank.

Many commercial generators are large, and are housed in a trailer. Home generators are smaller, and some homeowners opt to enclose them in a small shed to stifle the noise and to obstruct their view of the equipment.

It’s important to use a licensed, professional electrician to install your standby generator. Installation by an amateur can result in damage to your electrical panel or the generator itself. It is not outside the norm for an improperly installed generator to catch fire or even explode. Less serious, but definitely annoying, is a generator that keeps tripping your circuit breakers.

Rely on the certified electricians at Jett Electric to install your standby generator at your Salt Lake City home or business. We guarantee quality work at a fair price.