Home Standby Generator Installation in Western Pennsylvania
When the power goes out, a home standby generator keeps your house running — heat, water, refrigeration, medical equipment, and the well pump. We sell and install Kohler home standby generators across Western Pennsylvania, sized to your home and installed by the same team that services commercial critical-power systems.
Active emergency? Call 412-335-3994
What a home standby generator does
A home standby generator sits permanently outside your house — like an air-conditioning unit — and connects to your electrical panel and a fuel supply. When utility power drops, it starts automatically, transfers your home over to generator power, and shuts back down when utility power is restored. You don’t have to be home, drag out a portable unit, or run extension cords.
For a lot of homeowners the reason is simple: a sump pump that has to keep running, a home office that can’t afford to go dark, medical equipment, a freezer full of food, or a well that stops delivering water the moment the power does. A standby generator turns an outage from an emergency into a non-event.
How a standby generator installation works
A standby generator is only as good as the way it’s specified and installed. Rather than guess, we look at your home and what you actually need to keep running, then match a Kohler unit and a clean installation to it.
- Understand the load — we start with what you want backed up, from a handful of essential circuits to the whole house, so the generator is sized to real demand rather than a round number.
- Match the Kohler unit — we recommend a model sized to that load and to your home’s electrical service, so it isn’t undersized in an outage or oversized for what you need.
- Plan the installation — generator placement, the transfer switch that moves your home to standby power, the electrical connection, and the fuel hookup are worked out up front.
- Install and commission — we set the unit, make the connections, and verify it starts, transfers, and carries the load the way it should before we consider the job done.
Choosing the right generator for your home
There’s no single right answer — it depends on what you need running and the size of generator that makes sense for your home. We’ll walk you through the trade-offs so you’re choosing on purpose, not guessing.
- Whole-home standby — backs up the entire house so an outage barely registers. It’s the most seamless option and typically calls for a larger unit.
- Essential-circuit standby — backs up the circuits that matter most — heat, well pump, sump pump, refrigeration, key outlets — for reliable coverage at a smaller size.
2G-installed Kohler transfer switch
Kohler home standby generators, installed by specialists
2G Power Solutions is a Butler-based generator and critical-power company. Most of what we do is keep commercial and industrial standby systems ready — generators, transfer equipment, and the controls that tie them together — for facilities that can’t afford to go dark.
Your home gets that same discipline. When we size and install a Kohler home standby generator, it’s handled by people who work on backup power for a living, not a general contractor adding it to a list. The result is an installation done properly the first time and a homeowner who understands how the system works.
Common questions
What size generator do I need for my house?
It depends on what you want to keep running and on your home’s electrical service. A house that only needs its essentials backed up can use a smaller unit than one where you want the whole home covered. We look at your specific home and priorities and recommend a Kohler unit sized to match — not a one-size-fits-all number.
What’s involved in installing a home standby generator?
In general terms: choosing a location for the generator, installing a transfer switch that moves your home to standby power when the grid fails, making the electrical connection to your panel, and connecting the fuel supply. We plan the details up front, install the unit, and verify it starts, transfers, and carries the load before the job is finished.
Should I back up my whole home or just essential circuits?
Both are valid — it comes down to what you need running and the generator size that fits your home. Whole-home standby covers everything and is the most seamless; essential-circuit standby covers the circuits that matter most (heat, well and sump pumps, refrigeration, key outlets) at a smaller size. We’ll walk you through the trade-offs so you can decide.
Do you support the generator after it’s installed?
Yes. Because we service standby power systems every day, we can help keep your home generator ready after the install, not just walk away once it’s running. Ask us about ongoing support when we put your quote together.
What areas do you cover?
We’re based in Butler and install home standby generators across Western Pennsylvania, including the Pittsburgh and Butler areas. See our full service area.
Home generator installation across Western Pennsylvania
2G sells and installs home standby generators for homeowners across Western Pennsylvania, including the Pittsburgh region, Cranberry Township, and our home area around Butler. See our full service area.
Get a quote on a Kohler home generator
Tell us about your home and what you want to keep running, and we’ll size the right Kohler standby generator and put together a quote. Based in Butler, serving Western Pennsylvania.
Active emergency? Call 412-335-3994