New Buffalo sits on Lake Michigan just over the Indiana line, and we cover it from our shop in Mishawaka as part of our southwest Michigan service area.
A large share of property here is seasonal. That changes the calculation entirely. A portable generator is useless in a house nobody is standing in, and the outages that do real damage are the winter ones - the ones where an unheated house quietly drops below freezing over a weekend while the owners are three hours away.
An automatic standby system is the only version of backup power that protects a building when nobody is present. It starts itself, transfers the circuits, and keeps the heat on.
Wind coming off open water arrives with nothing to slow it, and lake-effect snow is the heavy, wet kind that loads branches until they come down onto the lines. This is not a mild corner of the grid.
Kohler, where we are a Platinum Dealer, and Briggs & Stratton. Natural gas or propane, automatic transfer switch, permits and inspection handled as part of the job. We do not service Generac.
A free assessment at the property, about half an hour. We list what needs to keep running, inspect the panel, and work out placement. Written quote by email, follow-up the next day.
A home generator plus installation typically starts at around $8,000, moving with the size of the unit and the installation itself. Financing is available through EnergyPlus and the National Energy Improvement Fund.
Installations currently run six to twelve weeks out from signing. We handle the pad, the gas or propane connection, the electrical work, the transfer switch, and the permit and inspection. A technician commissions the unit, sets its exercise schedule and walks you through it.
We offer a three-year service agreement at a discounted rate, or will-call at $100 more per visit. On a property that is empty for weeks at a time, scheduled servicing is the only thing standing between a small fault and a frozen house - because nobody is there to notice the warning.
Southwest Michigan is not an outer edge of our map - it is a named part of the service area, and New Buffalo is one of the communities the owner listed when we set it out. Permitting and inspection differ from Indiana, and we handle that side as part of the job rather than leaving it with you.
Call (574) 252-0660 or request a quote. We also serve Stevensville, Three Rivers, Cassopolis and Edwardsburg.
Our team is standing by to discuss your project and provide a no-obligation estimate.
