Generator Installation in Cape Coral, FL

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Cape Coral, Florida

What should a Cape Coral homeowner know before installing a standby generator?

Generator installation in Cape Coral starts with the lot. Cape Coral is built on a grid of canals, and no two lots look quite the same. Where the generator can sit, how far it is from the meter and how the service enters the house all change the job, so we start every Cape Coral generator project by looking at the actual wall, meter and yard.

The electric utility here is Lee County Electric Cooperative (LCEC), not FPL, and permits and inspections go through the City of Cape Coral. We handle both sides of that, so you are not the go-between.

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What happens when a Cape Coral house does not have a standard meter setup?

We installed a Generac system on an older Cape Coral home with three separate service feeds from the utility pole. The service lines were too short to reach the transfer switches, so we sought special permission from LCEC and worked with the City of Cape Coral inspectors on how to extend them. The answer was a 24 by 24 inch box with Polaris taps, a wireway into three 200-amp Generac transfer switches, an e-stop at the meter, and a smart module on each air conditioner. You can see every step in that project.

How do you permit and inspect a generator in Cape Coral?

The City of Cape Coral takes permit applications from licensed contractors online through its EnerGov Self-Service portal, and its Building Division does the plan review and inspections. We apply for the permit, schedule the inspection and bring the work to final, and you keep the permit paperwork.

How is a generator permitted and inspected in Cape Coral?

The City of Cape Coral issues the permit through its Permitting Services Division, and its Building Division reviews and inspects the work. A licensed contractor applies online through the EnerGov Self-Service portal. For a generator that means the electrical permit, the inspection of the transfer switch and connection, and, when the service lines need work, a conversation with LCEC before anything is cut.

A recent job we can show you

Generac Generator With Three Transfer Switches in Cape Coral

An older Cape Coral home with three utility service feeds got a 200-amp Generac transfer switch on each one, plus air-conditioner load shedding.

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The work

What is included in a standby generator installation in Cape Coral

A site visit and load sizing for your home
The permit, pad, transfer switch and connection to your panel
Final inspection and a walk-through of how the system starts and runs

Every job is quoted after we see it. Call (239) 880-9473 or request a free estimate.

What customers say

“I had Bert come out and install a portable generator plug into my panel and a separate time to install a 50a car charger for my new Tesla.”

Maribel D., Google review

Is my Cape Coral home served by FPL or LCEC?

Cape Coral is served by Lee County Electric Cooperative (LCEC). If your generator job needs anything done at the service lines or meter, that coordination is with LCEC, and we have done it on a Cape Coral install.

What if my Cape Coral house has no room for a generator?

Tell us before we pick a size. On one Cape Coral home there was no other space, so the generator went on a cantilever stand, with an e-stop at the meter. We look at setbacks and access on site rather than guess from a photo.

Can a Cape Coral generator avoid overloading on air-conditioning load?

Yes. Generac smart modules on each air conditioner let the system shed the cooling load while the home runs on the generator, so the generator is not overloaded. We installed one on every air conditioner on the three-switch Cape Coral job.