Automatic Backup Power When Your Home Needs It Most.
Home standby generators provide permanent, automatic backup power when utility service goes down — helping keep essential circuits, or even your entire home, running through an outage.
Backup Power That Takes Care of Itself.
For homeowners who want permanent backup power, a home standby generator provides a hands-off solution designed to respond automatically when utility power goes down.
Generac home standby generators are installed outside the home and connected directly to the electrical system. There are no extension cords to run and no manual generator startup when an outage strikes.
Ready Before You Even Reach for a Flashlight.
A permanently installed standby system is designed to detect a utility outage, restore backup power and return to standby once normal utility service is restored.
Always On. Always Ready.
A home standby generator connects to your electrical system through an automatic transfer switch. When utility power is lost, the system detects the outage and starts the generator. When utility service returns, the home transfers back to utility power and the generator shuts down.
Runs on the Fuel You Already Have.
Generac standby generators are designed to operate on natural gas or liquid propane and connect directly to the home's fuel supply. That eliminates gasoline storage and the need to refuel a portable unit during an extended outage.
Not Sure What Size Generator Your Home Needs?
Start with a free home assessment. A qualified electrical professional can help evaluate your backup-power priorities, electrical loads, coverage goals and installation requirements before equipment is selected.
Don’t Get Left in the Dark
Book a free assessment with a Master Electrician to learn what size generator you need to protect your home.
Don’t Get Left in the Dark
Book a free assessment with a Master Electrician to learn what size generator you need to protect your home.
Whole Home or Essential Circuits?
Generac offers a range of standby generator sizes, from systems designed to keep critical circuits operating to larger units capable of supporting much more of the home.
Your priorities may include the furnace, sump pump, refrigerator and essential lighting — or you may want broader coverage that keeps more of your home operating normally during an outage.
What Determines the Right Standby Generator?
A home assessment helps turn a general idea of “backup power” into a system designed around the home and the equipment you actually want to keep operating.
More Than Just Power During an Outage.
A home standby system is designed around convenience, automatic operation and long-term protection — without requiring you to roll out equipment or manually start a generator when severe weather arrives.
Designed for Residential Backup
Permanently installed standby systems are built specifically to provide dependable backup power for the home when utility service is interrupted.
Monitor From Anywhere
Many Generac models support Mobile Link connectivity, allowing homeowners to monitor generator status, maintenance information and system alerts remotely.
Automatic Peace of Mind
Because the system is permanently installed and connected through automatic transfer equipment, backup power can begin without requiring you to be home when an outage occurs.
Standby Power Is a System — Not Just a Generator.
Home standby generators connect directly to the home's electrical system and fuel supply. A complete installation involves the generator, transfer equipment and the electrical and fuel connections required to safely deliver backup power.
Generator placement, permits and local code requirements may also apply. That's why standby-generator installation should be planned and completed by qualified professionals familiar with residential generator systems.
Still Comparing Your Backup Power Options?
Use Benge's Backup Power Buyer's Guide to think through coverage, power needs and the major decisions involved in choosing the right generator solution for your home.
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