GENERATOR INSTALLATION
IN ATHERTON
Atherton is the most exclusive residential town in America, and its properties are engineered to match. Standby power here is not a commodity install — it is a design exercise: typically Generac’s larger liquid-cooled units — 25 to 60kW — often paired with battery storage, integrated with 400-amp-plus services, placed and screened so the equipment is never seen and heard only when the grid fails. One CSLB-licensed crew runs the entire project — electrical, gas, placement, permits, startup — with the discretion an Atherton property expects.
How installs work in Atherton
⬢Design-first submittals for the Town of Atherton building division: site plan, screening, acoustics, setbacks, and heritage-tree considerations arrive complete ⬢We coordinate directly with estate managers, architects, and landscape professionals — one point of accountability, no subcontractor traffic on the property ⬢Liquid-cooled units sized for true whole-estate load: climate systems, wine storage, pools and spas, gates and security, networks, staff quarters, EV charging — running quieter and longer than any air-cooled residential unit ⬢Quiet operation and invisible placement, planned into the landscape before anything is builtOutages aren't hypothetical
Peninsula outages are rare enough that estates are rarely ready for them — and when the grid drops, gates, security, refrigeration, wine storage, and connectivity fail together. An installed standby system with 10-second automatic transfer resolves the entire category of problem, silently, whether the property is occupied or not.
“I called the folks over at Fitch this morning… from the time I got off the phone to when the tech arrived at my door was under 10 minutes.”
GOOGLE REVIEW · RESPONSEAtherton questions we hear most
How discreet is the process?
Scheduled crews, a single licensed contractor, equipment screened from view, and a project run to the standards estate managers expect. Neighbors typically never know the work happened.
Why liquid-cooled instead of a standard home generator?
Estate loads outrun air-cooled units. Liquid-cooled systems (25–60kW) run cooler, quieter, and continuously at full estate load — and they integrate cleanly with 400A+ services and battery storage. It’s what we typically install in Atherton.
Do you meet the Town of Atherton’s requirements?
Our submittals are prepared for exacting review — placement, sound data, screening, and tree protection included — which is what that building division expects to see.
Fitch Electric designs and builds standby power for select estate properties across the Peninsula. Every project is scoped privately, on site.