Backup power · Clark County & the Portland metro
When the power goes out, your home stays on.
Standby generators, home batteries, solar and generator-ready panels, installed by a licensed electrical contractor. We service any brand.
Ice and wind take the lines down.
- February 2021
- An ice storm left 421,649 PGE customers without power. About a quarter lost it more than once.
- 2022
- Ice-storm outages across Clark County again.
- January 2024
- Another ice storm. About 525,000 PGE customers lost power.
Sources: Portland General Electric, The Columbian.
Most outages here last a few hours. Some last days. The right setup depends on what you need to keep running, and for how long.
Pick the one that fits your home.
Want to make your own power too? Solar + battery
Start with what has to keep running.
- You're on a well, or have a sump pump
- A standby generator, sized for the pump. Generators
- Someone at home uses medical equipment
- A standby generator or a battery, so power comes back without anyone lifting a finger. We'll size it with you.
- You work from home
- A battery keeps Wi-Fi, a computer and the lights on, quietly. Batteries
- You want the whole house to feel normal
- A standby generator. Heat, kitchen, fridge and freezer all stay on. Generators
- You own a portable generator
- A generator-ready panel, so you can use it safely. Panels
- You drive an EV
- A Level 2 charger on its own circuit, with your panel checked first. EV chargers
- You want to make your own power
- Solar with a battery: lower bills, and power in an outage. Solar
- Not sure
- Send photos of your panel and tell us what matters most. We'll tell you plainly. Get a quote
From photos to power.
- Send photos. Your panel, your meter, your gas meter or propane tank, and the spot you have in mind.
- Written quote. We visit, size it to what you want running, and put the price and what it will run in writing.
- Permits. We pull the electrical permit. We do all the electrical work. A licensed gas partner runs the gas line.
- Install and inspection. Our licensed crew installs it, and we book the inspection.
- Walkthrough. We test it with you and show you how it works.
- Yearly care. An optional maintenance plan keeps it ready for the next storm.
We'll service units we didn't install.
Many installers won't service a generator or battery someone else sold. We will. One yearly visit checks and tests it, so it starts when you need it.
Licensed electricians since 2017.
Primo Electric is a licensed electrical contractor based in Vancouver, WA. We wire new homes and commercial buildings for builders, and we bring the same crew and the same standards to your house.
WA L&I PRIMOEI839PQ · OR CCB 218330 · WA certified Small Business Enterprise.
After-sale support for your homebuyers.
We already wire new homes for builders. We can rough in generator inlets, battery-ready panels and EV-charger circuits during the build, and take the backup-power and service calls after closing.
Your buyers get a licensed electrician who knows the house. Your schedule stays yours: homeowner jobs never pull our new-construction crews off a builder's job.
Ready before the next storm?
Send a few photos and we'll come back with a written quote. Or call (503) 201-8103, Mon–Fri 8–5.
Get a quote with photos