Generator installation in Montgomery, TX
Standby generators for homes in Montgomery and around Lake Conroe, sized for winter outages as well as hurricane season.
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Generac generatorsStandby power sized for Uri-length outages.
Montgomery is about 35 minutes from our Tomball shop, depending on traffic.
Winter Storm Uri showed how exposed Montgomery County is to a long outage. On Feb. 17, 2021, ERCOT reported 85,388 customers in the county without power. Entergy's outages in the county peaked near 60,000. Two days later, 1,096 of its customers in the Conroe network, which includes Montgomery and Willis, were still dark.
Wired, a Generac Prestige Dealer about 35 minutes away in Tomball, sizes and installs standby units for homes in town and across 77316 and 77356.
What a generator has to handle in Montgomery.
Utility gas or a propane tank
Only about 308 of 1,109 occupied homes in the city heat with utility gas. When the city allowed CenterPoint in with a 2019 ordinance, its city administrator said areas without gas service could get it if CenterPoint chose to run lines there. More than 1,200 homes across the two ZIP codes heat with propane. Wired handles the natural gas or propane hookup as part of the install.
Sizing for a house with electric heat
In 77356, about 9,094 of 13,712 occupied homes heat with electricity, and that changes the math for a generator. During our free in-home sizing visit we list what you need powered in an outage, including heat, air conditioning and the refrigerator, then size the generator and automatic transfer switch to that list. In a house on electric heat, the heat strips often decide whether essential circuits are enough or the whole house needs coverage.
Pad placement after Harvey
Harvey pushed Lake Conroe to a record level. In the same storm, Lake Creek hit a record flood level at Sendera Ranch Road, affecting the lowest roads and homes, including along Honea-Egypt Road. On a lakeside lot or one near Lake Creek, ground height is one of the things we weigh when we place the pad.
City limits or unincorporated county
A 77316 or 77356 address does not mean the house is inside the city. Grand Lake Estates, for example, has a 77316 address but is mapped outside the city. That decides whose rules the install follows. Inside city limits, the City of Montgomery requires permits for electrical and gas work, and we confirm with the city which permits your generator install needs before filing them.
Generator services from SH 105 to Lake Conroe.
ZIP codes we cover in Montgomery: 77316, 77356.
- Generac standby generators for homes in town and across 77316 and 77356, with a free in-home sizing visit
- Automatic transfer switches matched to the circuits you want running in a long outage like Uri's
- Natural gas hookup where a gas line reaches the house, or propane hookup from a tank on site
- Generator pads placed with flood history in mind on Lake Conroe and Lake Creek lots
- Shield Protection plans and yearly maintenance for units that have to start in storms like Beryl and Uri
- Repairs on Generac units already running in Montgomery homes
Questions we get from Montgomery.
Do I need to handle any permits or paperwork myself?
No. For a city address, we file the permit applications with the city and schedule the inspections. Outside city limits, we confirm what applies to your address and handle that too. We also prepare any HOA paperwork the install needs.
Can a generator keep electric heat running through an outage like Uri?
Yes, if the heat strips are counted as a load when the unit and transfer switch are sized. If the heat strips and everything else add up to more than the unit you want can carry, we pick which other circuits stay off while the heat runs, or size up.
My Montgomery street has no gas line yet. Should I wait for CenterPoint?
You do not have to. Whether CenterPoint runs lines to a street is its decision and its timeline. A propane tank can fuel a Generac standby unit now.
When can work start on a generator in the City of Montgomery?
Only after the city has issued the required permits. The city's FAQ makes an exception only for emergency equipment repairs, with the application filed within one business day. Once the permits are in hand, we schedule the install, which usually takes one day.
Also in Montgomery and around it.
$2,000 off a generator install. While supplies last.
It only comes off the units on our floor, so when they're gone, it's gone. New air-cooled Generac installs come with a free 10-year warranty, and financing is there if you want it. Permit timing depends on your city or county. The install itself is usually one day.
Generator in Montgomery?
Call. The estimate is free.