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Tri-State Water, Power & Air
5.0(
6
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Fixed Generator - InstallGenerator - InstallGenerator - Install - For Business

Serving Powderly, KY and surrounding areas

Approved (Corporate)

In business since 1992

Free estimates

Emergency services offered

We are the experts in the field of Whole Home Generator Sales and Installation, with over 20 years of experience in the game. We provide turn-key installation by licensed professionals - 24 hour emergency service - Remote Monitoring - Long term maintenance and service by factory trained technicians.

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84 neighbors recently requested a quote
Recommended by16%of homeowners
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Ensign Electric
4.5(
13
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Portable Generator - InstallFixed Generator - RepairGenerator - Install - For Business+1 more

Serving Powderly, KY and surrounding areas

Approved

In business since 2010

Free estimates

Emergency services offered

"I can tell you in three words..”EXCELLENT EXCELLENT and EXCELLENT!” Best service ever! They treated me as if they had known me for years. They had no problem with me asking questions at all. While they were working they continued to explain exactly what they were doing and why. They checked and double checked their work. Out of a scale of 1 - 10 I give Ensign Electric 100!"
Great Room Ceiling Fan
Great Room Ceiling Fan
Response time3 days
6 neighbors recently requested a quote
Recommended by83%of homeowners
Hardstop Handyman
New to Angi
Portable Generator - Repair

Serving Powderly, KY and surrounding areas

Approved

Small jobs welcome

Credit card accepted

I’m the man behind Hard Stop Handyman — “Your last call for repairs.”\n\nI spent 15 years in the military, where doing the job right the first time wasn’t optional — it was expected. I’ve carried that same standard into every home I work on.\n\nI don’t cut corners. I don’t leave jobs halfway done. And I don’t believe in temporary fixes.\n\nWhen I show up, the goal is simple: fix it once so you don’t have to deal with it again.\n\nIf you’re tired of chasing unreliable contractors or redoing the same repairs over and over, I’m your last call.\n

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Safe Spec LLC
5.0(
11
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Portable Generator - Repair

Serving Powderly, KY and surrounding areas

Free estimates

Emergency services offered

Warranties offered

"Bill has done several remodel projects for us including installing new bay window bench seats, an electrical outlet & associated wiring in our garage apartment kitchen for a small stove addition, installing new support posts for our front porch, new shutters. He does a great job, cleans up after his work is completed, and will always provide good advice on your projects."
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Rustic Cedar Ceiling
Rustic Cedar Ceiling
Rustic Cedar Ceiling
Rustic Cedar Ceiling

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Payne Electrical Contracting, LLC
4.0(
1
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Fixed Generator - InstallGenerator - Install - For Business

Serving Powderly, KY and surrounding areas

In business since 2015

Free estimates

Credit card accepted

Welcome to Payne Electrical Contracting, LLC! We are here to assist you with all of your electrical needs. We have been in business for the last year and provide 100% customer satisfaction. We also provide on call service. Give us a call today!

Response time1 day
Recommended by100%of homeowners
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Generator Install FAQs, answered by experts

Generators run on a variety of fuel types, ranging from natural gas to solar power. Keep in mind that fuel costs varying by type:

  • Natural gas: $2,000–$21,000 per year 

  • Liquid propane: $2,000–$21,000 per year

  • Diesel: $3,000–$20,000 per year

  • Gasoline: $500–$3,000 per year

  • Solar generator: $2,000–$25,000 per unit

  • Battery backup: $10,000–$25,000 per unit

It might seem counterintuitive, but installing a generator transfer switch will save you money in the long run. While you’ll have to pay between $400 and $2,500 to have the transfer switch installed, you’ll recoup that amount later on when you don’t have to pay for expensive repairs to your appliances, devices, and electrical system that may have burned out, overloaded, or stopped working due to a sudden loss of power or an incorrect hook up of a generator to your home. 

As a safety measure, you should always turn off the main breaker while operating your generator’s backup breaker. In addition, you should also switch off all appliance breakers so you don't have a power surge when the main breaker turns back on. And finally, turning off the main breaker prevents back-feeding, which endangers utility workers with the risk of electrocution. Back-feeding could also destroy the electrical circuits of your neighbors if they use the same power network.

Generators are usually sized by running watts and starting watts. Ideally, you’ll want a generator that can offer both the necessary running watts and starting watts for everything you need to power without going beyond 90% of its capacity. Calculate your home’s electrical load based on the breakers in your home or adding up the appliance and lighting needs of connected rooms.

Sizing a generator is a careful process that requires calculating the electrical load of your entire house. You have to take into account every device you want to use and their wattage requirements, plus the wattage needed to start them, and look for a generator that can safely run all that at around 80% capacity.

In more practical terms, a small home can run on a 10,000-watt generator (and if you only want to power a few key appliances, much less than that). A mid-sized home may need something between 15,000 and 22,000 watts. Larger homes require 25,000 watts or more. 

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