Residential Backup Power

When a Carolina ice storm snaps tree limbs onto power lines, or summer thunderstorms trip a substation, your home doesn't have to go dark. Residential backup power from Never Dark means a fully automatic standby generator that detects outages, starts itself, and powers your entire home within seconds - no extension cords, no manual switches, no waiting in the dark.

Every residential installation begins with a free Power Needs Assessment. We visit your home, evaluate your electrical panel, count your major appliances, measure your HVAC load, and check your fuel options - natural gas or propane. Then we recommend the right generator size, typically 20kW to 26kW for most Carolina homes, from Generac, Kohler, Cummins, or Kenerator.

Once you've chosen your system, we handle everything. Our licensed Master Electricians pull permits, pour the pad, set the generator, connect the automatic transfer switch, run the gas line, and perform a full load bank test before we consider the job done. Most installations are completed in one to two days, with the entire process taking about a week thanks to our in-stock inventory.

What sets Never Dark apart is that we're a single-source provider. We don't subcontract the electrical, the gas, or the concrete. One team, one phone call, one point of accountability. If something isn't right, you call us - not three different contractors pointing fingers at each other.

We also handle propane tank installation and fuel supply coordination for homes without natural gas. A properly sized propane tank provides 3 to 7 days of continuous runtime, which is more than enough for even the longest Carolina outage.

Financing is available with 0% interest promotions and terms up to 144 months. Many homeowners pay less than $300 per month for complete whole-home backup power - less than most car payments, for a system that protects your family, your food, and your home for decades.