Generac PWRcell Battery Installation and Service
Generac PWRcell is a whole-home solar battery system, not a portable unit, so it's designed and installed like any grid-tied solar and storage system. We help you check availability, integrate it with solar and handle permits and utility paperwork, and we work on existing PWRcell systems too.
How PWRcell is different from portable home backup
PWRcell is a permanently installed battery system built around Generac's own inverter and battery cabinet. The current generation, PWRcell 2, is designed to pair with Generac's PWRmicro microinverters and to work alongside a Generac home standby generator, so solar, battery and generator can share the job of keeping your home powered.
Generac sells PWRcell 2 in select markets through its installer network. Before you plan around it, we'll check what's available for your address and what that means for installation, and if it isn't a fit, we'll lay out alternatives from the brands we're certified with.
What a PWRcell project involves
- A load and panel review to decide between whole-home and partial backup and whether a main panel upgrade is needed.
- System design that matches the battery, inverter and solar together.
- An electrical permit and inspection from your city or county.
- Utility interconnection approval, Xcel Energy's for most Front Range homes, because PWRcell systems connect to the grid and to solar.
- Generator integration planning if you have or want a Generac standby generator.
- Commissioning and setup of Generac's monitoring app.
Mountain homes: check the elevation rating
Battery and inverter spec sheets often list a maximum installation elevation. That matters in Colorado, where plenty of homes sit higher than lower-elevation markets ever see. For Summit County and mountain homes, we check the manufacturer's current elevation rating for any system, PWRcell included, before recommending it.
Already have PWRcell?
If your installer has moved on or your system is showing errors, we can come look at it. We troubleshoot the wiring, panel and solar side, help you work with Generac on equipment issues, and can talk through adding storage or solar. See adding a battery to existing solar for how we approach systems we didn't install.
About this page
We install and integrate Generac equipment that you've chosen or already own. We aren't a Generac-certified installer or authorized dealer, and we don't sell Generac products. We're certified with Enphase, Tesla Powerwall, FranklinWH and EG4. Generac is a trademark of its owner and is used here only to describe the equipment we install.
Warranty
Our 10-year workmanship warranty covers the electrical work we do: the panel, transfer equipment, wiring and any solar we install. The equipment itself is covered by the manufacturer's warranty. We're rated 4.8 on Google.
Generac PWRcell installation in Denver, Colorado Springs, Northern Colorado and Summit County
We install and integrate home batteries across the Front Range and Summit County. Battery backup pages for some of the cities we serve:
Denver Metro
Boulder and Northern Colorado
Colorado Springs area
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