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Electrical Innovations LLC
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Portable Generator - Repair

Serving Granby, CO and surrounding areas

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Electrical innovations provides electrical safety for families homes, and peoples businesses. We are a fully licensed and insured company who’s been in business since 2010. We are a family owned and operated business who strives for making families happy and satisfied returning customers.

Montoya Electric Colorado
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Generator - Install - For Business

Serving Granby, CO and surrounding areas

In business since 2011

Free estimates

Emergency services offered

Montoya Electric Colorado can take care of all your Commercial & Residential Electrical wiring needs from new construction and remodel to services, repairs, additions, and emergencies, big and small. Reasonable rates, friendly service, professional results. We also provide custom and unique services from fabrication to installation of whatever unique kind of thing that you can imagine. Our Master Electrician, Mark Montoya, also has an MS in Mechanical Engineering with considerable experience in product and machine design and prototyping. From one of a kind hand made light fixtures to that custom machine or mechanism that you always wanted built, Mark can create a reality out of your vision. I easily serve Denver Metro and the Front Range Mountains plus west to Vail in the I-70 corridor. Custom work by phone, internet, and shipping is also available.\n\nMark Montoya\nMSME Purdue University 1997\nColorado Master's License # 30420\nColorado Contractor's License # 8229

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Generator Install questions, answered by experts

Energy output depends on turbine size, average wind speed at your site, and system efficiency. A 5 kW turbine in a good wind location can generate 8,000 to 12,000 kilowatt-hours per year, which may cover a large portion of an average home’s needs. Accurate output estimates require a professional wind assessment and a review of your household’s energy usage patterns.

Costs range from $500 to $2,500, depending on generator type and installation complexity.

Generally, you’ll want to keep between 60 and 70 feet between the generator and the transfer switch. There are a few reasons for this, including:

  • The distance reduces the noise coming from the generator into your home.

  • It increases efficiency because you won’t have a voltage drop from this short of a distance.

  • Prevents carbon monoxide poisoning: keep at least 15 feet between your generator and an open window. 

These advanced generators use a key fob or a smartphone app to remotely start, which is ideal for getting power back on immediately without venturing outside. This feature is more common on whole home generators, but you may be able to find it on large portable generators, too.

No, you should never plug a generator directly into a wall outlet in your house. This practice is extremely dangerous, often illegal, and can cause "back-feeding," where power from the generator flows back into utility lines, creating a life-threatening hazard for utility workers. It can also damage your home's electrical system, including appliances like pumps and HVAC fans. If the main power is restored while the generator is connected, it can destroy the generator and cause an electrical fire. To safely connect a generator, you must use a professionally installed transfer switch or an interlocking kit, which prevents back-feeding by disconnecting your home from the utility grid before the generator provides power.

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