Standby generator installers in Michigan
Michigan loses power more often than almost any other state — ice storms, summer squalls, and an aging grid mean the average Michigan household sees several outages a year, some lasting days. A standby generator starts itself within seconds of an outage and carries the furnace, sump pump, well pump, and refrigerator until the utility is back. These are the Michigan companies that install and service them.
How this list is built: We found these companies by reading Michigan generator-installer websites, then classified each one: is standby-generator work its core business, is it a factory-authorized dealer, or is it an electrical or HVAC contractor that also installs generators?
Specialists and authorized dealers are listed first.
Full methodology.
Browse by brand
Generac installers (115) Kohler installers (31) Briggs & Stratton installers (26) Cummins installers (10)
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177 companies
Generator specialists (12)
American Generators Sales & Service Generator specialist
Complete Generator Solutions Generator specialist
Davison Generator, Inc Generator specialist
ESCON Power Solutions Generator specialist
Generator Solutions Sales & Service Generator specialist
Gentek Power LLC Generator specialist
MI Generator Generator specialist
Michigan Critical Power Generator specialist
Osburn Services Generator specialist
Specialized Power Services, Inc. Generator specialist
West Michigan Generator Generator specialist
Wolverine Power Systems Generator specialist
Factory-authorized dealers (53)
Ainsworth Electric Inc Authorized dealer
AMS Electrical Authorized dealer
Apcom Electric & Power Systems Authorized dealer
Beacon Electric Authorized dealer
Belasco Electric Authorized dealer
Bremray Electrical Authorized dealer
Budget Electric & Generators Authorized dealer
Chapple Electric Authorized dealer
Code Electrical, Inc. Authorized dealer
Control Electric Inc. Authorized dealer
CRG Electric, LLC Authorized dealer
CT Power and Design Authorized dealer
Dietzel Electric Authorized dealer
Distinct Electric Authorized dealer
Electrical Services Plus Inc. (Generators Plus) Authorized dealer
ENS Electric Authorized dealer
Gabe's Electric, LLC Authorized dealer
Generator Supercenter Authorized dealer
Grand Valley Electrical Services Inc Authorized dealer
Great Lakes Generators Authorized dealer
Great North Generators Authorized dealer
Grizzly Electric LLC Authorized dealer
Hartland Electric, LLC Authorized dealer
Howard's Outdoor Power Equipment Authorized dealer
Iceberg Heating & Cooling Authorized dealer
JCM Electrical Authorized dealer
Jent Electric & Consulting LLC Authorized dealer
Joe Pizik Electric Authorized dealer
K&B Energy Solutions Authorized dealer
Kelley Brothers Authorized dealer
Kerwin Electric, Inc. Authorized dealer
L.A. Bexten, Inc. (Bexten Generators, LLC) Authorized dealer
Lakepointe Electric Authorized dealer
Lakeside Electric Authorized dealer
Luminaire Electrical Corporation Authorized dealer
Metro Electric Authorized dealer
North Country Power Generation Authorized dealer
O'Keefe Electric Authorized dealer
OSC Inc - Opperman Electric Authorized dealer
PM Technologies Authorized dealer
Powerhouse Generator Authorized dealer
Revolution Electric, LLC Authorized dealer
ROC Electric, LLC Authorized dealer
Steensma Lawn & Power Authorized dealer
Supreme Electric Service, LLC Authorized dealer
Tandem Electric Authorized dealer
Thomas Trombley Electrical Contracting Authorized dealer
TNT Electric Authorized dealer
Trademark Electrical Contractors Authorized dealer
Valley Electrical Contractors Authorized dealer
Waggoner Inc. Authorized dealer
Wire Works, Inc. Authorized dealer
Ziller Electric Authorized dealer
Electrical contractors that install generators (64)
45th Property & Power LLC Electrical contractor
A2 Electric, PLLC Electrical contractor
Advance Contracting and Electrical Services Electrical contractor
Amp Electrician, AC & Furnace Repair Electrical contractor
Axiom Electrical Services, LLC Electrical contractor
Bay Valley Electric Electrical contractor
Bierlein-Trombley Electric Electrical contractor
Blue Heron Electrical Electrical contractor
Bommarito Electric Electrical contractor
Buchanan Electric Electrical contractor
Buzz Electric Electrical contractor
C&J Electrical Services Electrical contractor
Cherry Valley Plumbing & Electrical Electrical contractor
Clements Electric, Inc Electrical contractor
Consumer Services Electric Electrical contractor
Current Electrical Systems Electrical contractor
Design Electric Services Electrical contractor
Don's Electric Electrical contractor
Duclos Electric Electrical contractor
Electrex Industrial Solutions Electrical contractor
Electrical Industries Electrical contractor
Executive Electric Electrical contractor
F.D. Hayes Electric Company Electrical contractor
Flat River Electric Electrical contractor
Graham Electric Company Electrical contractor
Grand Bay Electric Electrical contractor
Graye Electrical Services, Inc. Electrical contractor
Great Dane Electrical contractor
Hanley Electric Electrical contractor
Hi-Tech Electric Company Electrical contractor
Hoover Electric, Plumbing, Heating & Cooling Electrical contractor
Ion Electric Service LLC Electrical contractor
ITW Electrical Contractors PLLC Electrical contractor
Jayone Electric LLC Electrical contractor
JG Services Company Electrical contractor
JJ Electric Inc. Electrical contractor
Keweenaw Power & Lite, LLC Electrical contractor
Kingdom Electric Electrical contractor
Kukla Electric Electrical contractor
Landmark Electric Electrical contractor
Laws Electric Electrical contractor
Lighthouse Electrical Service Electrical contractor
M. Schneider Electric Electrical contractor
MI Electrician Electrical contractor
Michigan Quality Electric Electrical contractor
MJM Electric Inc Electrical contractor
MKS International LLC Electrical contractor
Mr. Electric of Lansing Electrical contractor
Mrs. Michael Plumbers, Electricians, And HVAC Technicians Electrical contractor
Next Gen Electric Electrical contractor
Noonan Electrical Services Electrical contractor
Oak Electric Electrical contractor
Premier Electric Company Electrical contractor
Primetime Electrical & General Contracting LLC Electrical contractor
Residential Electric Electrical contractor
Rock Electrical, Inc. Electrical contractor
Shores Electrical Group Electrical contractor
Sparky's Electric Electrical contractor
Thumb Coast Electric Electrical contractor
TNT Electrical Systems (TNT Lighting & Electrical Services) Electrical contractor
Tri Star Electrical, LLC Electrical contractor
Whitney Services Electrical contractor
Wolff Electric Electrical contractor
Zero-Point Electric Electrical contractor
HVAC & plumbing contractors that install generators (48)
A Pro Climate Control HVAC / plumbing contractor
A to Z Heating & Cooling HVAC / plumbing contractor
Able Heating & Cooling (Honeywell Generator Store) HVAC / plumbing contractor
Apollo Heating & Cooling Inc. HVAC / plumbing contractor
Applegate Home Comfort HVAC / plumbing contractor
Barbour Heating & Air HVAC / plumbing contractor
Charter Home Comfort HVAC / plumbing contractor
CMR Mechanical HVAC / plumbing contractor
Comfort Craftsman HVAC LLC HVAC / plumbing contractor
Comfort Plus, LC Heating & Cooling HVAC / plumbing contractor
Cregger Plumbing, Heating, Cooling & Electrical HVAC / plumbing contractor
CTI Mechanical HVAC / plumbing contractor
Danboise Mechanical Inc. HVAC / plumbing contractor
Eric Dale Heating & Air Conditioning HVAC / plumbing contractor
Family Heating, Cooling & Electrical HVAC / plumbing contractor
FLAME Heating, Cooling, Plumbing & Electrical HVAC / plumbing contractor
G.L. Wilson Heating & Cooling HVAC / plumbing contractor
Hager Fox Heating & Air Conditioning HVAC / plumbing contractor
Harriman Heating & Air Conditioning HVAC / plumbing contractor
Holland Heating & Cooling, Inc. HVAC / plumbing contractor
Indoor Comfort HVAC / plumbing contractor
Koch & White Heating and Cooling HVAC / plumbing contractor
Lascko Services HVAC / plumbing contractor
MacGregor Plumbing, Heating, Air Conditioning & Generators HVAC / plumbing contractor
Mastercraft Heating, Cooling, Plumbing & Electrical HVAC / plumbing contractor
McCarver Mechanical Heating & Cooling HVAC / plumbing contractor
Mechanical Heating, Cooling & Electrical HVAC / plumbing contractor
Michigan Comfort Systems Heating and Cooling HVAC / plumbing contractor
Michigan Heating & Cooling of Petoskey, Inc HVAC / plumbing contractor
Moore Mechanical HVAC / plumbing contractor
Paul C. Scott & Sons Plumbing HVAC / plumbing contractor
R.W. LaPine, Inc. HVAC / plumbing contractor
R&R Heating and Cooling (R&R Mechanical Services) HVAC / plumbing contractor
Randazzo Heating, Cooling, and Electrical HVAC / plumbing contractor
Reckingers Heating & Cooling HVAC / plumbing contractor
Robin Aire Service Company HVAC / plumbing contractor
Rochester Plumbing And Heating HVAC / plumbing contractor
Rolls Mechanical (LJ Rolls) HVAC / plumbing contractor
Royal Oak Heating, Cooling, Electrical & Plumbing HVAC / plumbing contractor
Ryczek Heating & Cooling HVAC / plumbing contractor
Service Professor HVAC / plumbing contractor
SGI Heating & Cooling HVAC / plumbing contractor
Sims Electric HVAC / plumbing contractor
Smith Mechanical Heating and Cooling HVAC / plumbing contractor
Superior Comfort Heating and Cooling HVAC / plumbing contractor
Trusted Heating & Cooling Solutions HVAC / plumbing contractor
Vander Hyde Services HVAC / plumbing contractor
Vredevoogd Heating & Cooling HVAC / plumbing contractor
Common questions about standby generators in Michigan
How much does a standby generator cost installed in Michigan?
For a typical Michigan home, expect roughly $9,000–$15,000 all-in for a
whole-house air-cooled standby generator (about 18–26 kW): the unit
itself, the automatic transfer switch, a concrete or composite pad, gas
piping, electrical work, and permits. Partial-home units (10–14 kW)
covering essentials can land in the $6,000–$9,000 range. Liquid-cooled
units for large homes run well past $20,000. Fuel type matters: natural
gas is cheapest to run where available; propane requires a tank.
Do I need a permit to install a generator in Michigan?
Yes. A standby generator installation involves an electrical permit
(and usually a mechanical/gas permit) pulled with your city, township,
or county building department, followed by inspection. Michigan
requires the electrical work to be done by a licensed electrical
contractor. A reputable installer pulls the permits as part of the
job — treat an installer who suggests skipping them as a red flag.
What size generator do I need?
The honest answer is a load calculation, which any good installer
performs during the site visit. As a rough guide: essentials only
(furnace, sump, well pump, fridge, some lights) fits in 10–14 kW;
a typical whole house runs 18–26 kW; homes with large AC, a pool,
or electric heat need more. Oversizing wastes money up front;
undersizing means the generator sheds loads you wanted covered.
Generac, Kohler, Cummins, or Briggs & Stratton — does the brand matter?
All four build reliable home standby units; what matters more is the
installer and the service relationship afterward. Generac has by far
the largest Michigan dealer network, which means parts and warranty
techs are easy to find; Kohler and Cummins have strong dealers in most
metro areas. A factory-authorized dealer can handle warranty work on
its brand — worth weighing when brands otherwise look similar. Use the
brand pages here to see who installs and services each brand near you.
How long does installation take?
The on-site work is usually one to two days once the unit is in hand:
set the pad and unit, run gas and electrical, mount the transfer
switch, and commission. The calendar time is longer — site visit,
quote, permits, and (in busy seasons, especially after a big outage)
unit availability can stretch the process to several weeks.
What maintenance does a standby generator need?
Annual service — oil and filter, spark plugs on schedule, battery
check, and a load test — plus the weekly self-test the unit runs on
its own. Many Michigan installers listed here offer maintenance plans,
and several service brands they don't sell. Neglected maintenance is
the most common reason a generator fails to start when the grid goes
down.