Our generators start automatically when the lights go out and immediately restore power to your home.
You’re joining our trusted, reliable family.
No one installs more automatic home backup generators than
we do. And, no one has more inventory ready to ship.
Our online appointment creator lets you choose the best day and time online - right now.
Over 400 5-star reviews on Google. More than just the customer service, it is the Canter Experience.
Generator installation requires licensed contractors, certified technicians and experience. We created buyers guide just for you.
We are the largest residential generator installer in the United States.
An automatic standby backup generator is a backup electrical system that operates whether you are home or away.
Within seconds of an outage, it automatically supplies power directly to your home’s electrical circuit breaker box.
After utility power returns, the generator shuts itself off and waits for the next outage. It operates on natural gas or liquid propane gas and sits outside just like a central air conditioning unit.
The installation of a standby whole home generator ranks as one of the most complex residential projects that most homeowners will ever undertake. This buyer’s guide was created to educate consumers on each of the steps required for successful and worry-free installation.
Average reading time
15 minutes
Contact us today for your no-cost and no-obligation consultation with a Canter Power Systems generator specialist and technical services advisors. We offer both in-home and virtual consultations.
Average online appointment scheduling time
1 minute
We are proud to be the exclusive residential generator installer for over 400 Home Depot stores and major utility providers across 10 states.
Authorized Home Services
Our public utilities partners.
Discover why our absolute dedication to the total customer experience has made Canter Power Systems the largest provider of installed residential automatic backup power generators in the industry.
We learned a long time ago that our customers received both a service and an experience.
Each Customer Experience Coordinator (CEC) is part of a team that plays a core role in the installation of every Canter Power Systems automatic backup power generator.
Our CECs are carefully vetted and then trained by the dedicated senior team members on how to provide personalized white-glove service that has come to be known as “The Canter Experience.”
Each customer has a personal CEC assigned to take care of the planning, local permitting, site preparation, installation, utility coordination and warranty activation for their project.
Business Hours:
Weekdays: 8:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Saturday: 8:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Or schedule your free appointment online 24.7 and a member of our Generator Specialist and Technical Advisory teams will help you get started.
No one has a larger inventory of in-stock generators ready to ship. While some companies are back-ordered up to five months, we ordered our inventory 5 months ago. No other company can say that.
We provide accommodations for customers throughout the life of their generator system. If for any reason, they experience a power outage and their generator does not operate properly we pay your accommodation’s at a hotel.
Our teams monitor all our clients’ generators to ensure they are working properly. If there were to be an issue, we are proactive and mitigate problems before a power outage.
Dependability is a measure of a generator’s availability, reliability, maintainability, and maintenance support performance.
Canter Power Systems Generator Specialists are trained to help you with solutions that meet your unique and specific needs. Our specialists will determine the technical equipment specifications, installation specifications, complete materials list, financing and service options, warranty programs, and pricing in the same meeting!
Our in-home and virtual assessments presentation won’t take a lot of your valuable time so that you can ask questions and obtain all the information necessary to make an informed and wise decision.
WE PROVIDE YOU WITH CLEAR, PROJECT DETAILS AND SCOPE OF WORK, INCLUDING ALL FINANCIAL INFORMATION WITH OUR STANDARDIZED FORMS.
Average time for consultation assessment
75 minutes
Because no one installs more generators than we do and no one has more inventory in the United States in-stock and ready to ship today.
NO ONE HAS A LARGER INVENTORY OF GENERATORS READY TO SHIP
2020 Industry Excellence Award
For the fifth consecutive year, Canter Power Systems was awarded the highest honor given by Generac Power Systems, the largest standby generator manufacturer in the world, being awarded the
2020 Industry Excellence Award.
The awards ceremony, held during the Generac Annual Conference, presented this prestigious award to Canter Power Systems. This recognition was due to Canter’s tremendous and consistent growth, dedication to customer services and overall sales for 2020.
We were selected from over 3,000 other national dealers to receive this 2020 Generac Power Pro Premier Industry Excellence Award for being the top highest national ranking Generac dealer in the United States.
Any time during the installation or lifetime of your generator system:
You experience a power outage at your
home lasting 4+ continuous hours and...
You must relocate to a hotel for
overnight accommodations.
Canter Power Systems will reimburse you up to $150 per night for your lodging expense until your power is restored.
The generator must be continuously maintained by us for the inconvenience guarantee to be in effect.
24.7 Remote Monitoring
Our teams monitor all our clients’ generators to ensure they are working properly. If there were to be an issue, we are proactive and mitigate problems before a power outage.
We believe in this so much we pay for all our clients to have it for the first year.
The Mobile Link app gives both you (the owner) and us (your dealer) peace of mind knowing the generator's operational condition at all times.
The first year is free
Last year over 28 million people were affected by power outages caused by tropical weather. The 2020 Atlantic hurricane season was the most active and the fifth costliest Atlantic hurricane season on record. In addition, it was the fifth consecutive above-average season from 2016 onward. The season featured a total of 31 tropical cyclones, all but one of which became a named storm.
On December 9, 2020, the Tropical Storm Risk issued an extended-range forecast for the 2021 season, predicting activity that is above normal. In this report, the organization predicts 16 named storms, 7 hurricanes and 3 major hurricanes. The main factor behind their prediction is the expected development of a weak La Niña by the third quarter of 2021.
Business Hours:
Weekdays: 8:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Saturday: 8:00 AM - 3:00 PM
A virtual estimate takes approximately one hour and accomplishes the same thing as an in-home estimate, but allows you and your family to be our eyes and ears through FaceTime or another face-to-face software program. Our generator specialist will walk you through a very simple process of letting us see the same items they would be looking at if they were performing an in-home estimate. At the conclusion of your virtual estimate, we will email you all the information you will need to make an informed decision about a generator system for your home.
An in-home estimate takes approximately an hour and ½ and of course, our generator specialists have been trained in the latest CDC guidelines for in-home visits.
You can the type of estimate you think you would you be the most comfortable.
Contact us today for your no-cost and no-obligation consultation with a Canter Power Systems generator specialist and technical services advisors. We offer both in-home and virtual consultations.
Average online appointment scheduling time
1 minute
