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Home standby generators and transfer switches keep heat, refrigeration, and well pumps running through wet-side windstorm outages. Installation is licensed electrical and gas work with permits on both sides.
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Standby units start automatically, run on natural gas or propane, and power the whole panel through a transfer switch. Portables cost a tenth as much but need manual setup, fuel, and a transfer switch to be safe. Never backfeed a portable through a dryer outlet.
A load calculation decides — typically 10–14kW covers a wet-side home's essentials, 18–24kW runs everything including electric heat. Oversizing wastes money; undersizing trips on the first cold morning.
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