Generator For House

If you want reliable backup power for your home or business, you’ve likely considered Generators and Emergency Batteries. But which is best for you?

Financing Available! Click here for more details.

Home Backup Generators and Home Battery Backups Can Both Be Helpful. Let’s Weigh the Pros & Cons:

Home Backup Generators

• Can last for hours, days, or weeks with a dedicated fuel source like natural gas, LP, or Diesel.
• A correctly installed home generator can power several different appliances at one time.
• A Home Backup Generator can still operate during and after nearly every kind of storm.
• For a 7kW Wattage output, generator product plus installation could cost anywhere from $2,500 to $4,500, depending on a number of factors.
• For 18kW output, a Generac Home Generator (without the cost of installation) could cost anywhere from $3,500 to $4,500.
• A Correctly installed, well-maintained Generac Home Generator could last for many years.
• A Home Backup Generator is designed to create power, which can be used for your whole home.

Home Battery Backup

• Can typically last only a few hours without needing to recharge from an external power source.
• Most Home Backup Batteries can only allocate power to one appliance at a time, due to lower wattage output
• For a 7kW Wattage output, home backup battery plus installation could run anywhere from $5,000 to $10,000 or more, depending on a number of factors.
• For 18kW output, you would have to stack eight Tesla batteries together, which would cost you $45,000+ just for a 9 year lease (without the cost of installation)
• Much like cell-phone batteries, your Home Battery Backup will lose charging ability, and need replacing.
• In practical theory, most battery backups are designed more to store power, and do not create it on their own.

If I Buy a Whole Home Generator for My House, How Will it Even Work?

There are big differences between a portable generator, a home battery backup, and a whole-home generator. For one thing, the output capabilities on a generator for your house are much greater. And while you’ll likely need some sort of professional installation for all three backup power supplies, once a whole home generator is correctly installed, and consistently maintained, you may never have to worry about it again. When you have an industrial generator installed at your home, like a Generac Guardian Series or Air-Cooled Generator, a very specific sequence of events will occur in the advent of a power outage. Obviously, the first thing to happen will be the loss of utility power. Whether it’s due to inclement weather, fallen trees, or a problem with the power company, your electricity is gone in the blink of an eye. Literally within seconds, your Generac Generator will sense that there’s a problem with your utility power, and prepares itself to automatically turn on. Upon activation, your transfer switch automatically funnels the power generated by your home generator to your home. Provided you have a sufficient fuel source, your generator will continue to supply electricity to your entire home until utility power is restored. Safe and efficient, your Generac Generator can keep your home or business running smoothly throughout any type of power outage. Don’t be left in the dark! Call Anderson Power today for a FREE On-Site Assessment of your generator needs!