Ensure your home or business is never left in the dark with Cox Electric's professional generator installation and comprehensive electrical services. Trust our locally owned and operated company to deliver quality and reliability every step of the way.
Whether you're a homeowner, small business owner, or property manager, Cox Electric provides various services tailored to your unique needs.
Based here in Driggs, ID, we're committed to serving our community with integrity and dedication. Our friendly, hardworking electricians are ready to tackle any challenge.
Our licensed electricians bring years of experience to every project, ensuring safe, high-quality solutions for all your electrical needs.
We prioritize your satisfaction, offering personalized service and the best solutions for your requirements. Plus, take advantage of our discounts, which are designed to deliver even more value.
We understand that each customer has unique needs. That's why we take the time to personalize our services, ensuring you receive the most effective solutions.
At Cox Electric, we specialize in installing Generac generators to ensure you have a seamless backup power solution. Our expert technicians are trained to handle every aspect of the installation process, from initial assessment to final hookup, guaranteeing that your generator is ready to keep your home or business powered during an outage.
Being prepared for power outages means having the right systems in place, and our team excels in installing and hooking up manual switches for your generator. These manual switches ensure a smooth transition to backup power, giving you control over when and how your generator kicks in. Our skilled electricians will perfectly install and configure your manual switch setup, ensuring you're always ready to face any power interruption.
While automatic transfer switches aren't yet our specialty, our knowledgeable team can offer valuable guidance and insights into these systems. An automatic transfer switch can significantly enhance your generator setup by automatically detecting power loss and switching your system to generator power without manual intervention.
Please don't, since it's one of the most dangerous shortcuts a homeowner can take. Hooking up that way sends power backward into utility lines, which can electrocute line workers fixing outages across the Teton Valley and damage your home's wiring. A manual transfer switch or interlock, a simple device that keeps your home and the grid from feeding each other, gives you a safe way to connect instead.
Electrical code requires one anytime a generator connects to your home's wiring. A transfer switch acts like a gatekeeper, keeping generator power off the utility lines while letting you pick which circuits stay on. For most Driggs homes, a manual switch handles winter outages just fine.
A short test run every month and a full service once a year keep most generators ready to go. Fall is the perfect time for that yearly checkup in East Idaho, well before winter storms start rolling in. Keep fresh fuel on hand too, since old gas can gum up the engine right when you need it.
Standby generators sit permanently outside your home and can power more of it, which comes in handy when storms knock out power for days. Portable units keep essentials like the furnace and well pump going if you don't mind wheeling one out and hooking it up. Your choice comes down to how much of the house you want running and how hands-on you'd like to be.
It all comes down to what you want running when the power's out. Covering basics like your furnace, well pump, fridge, and a few lights often takes around 5,000–8,000 watts, and whole-home coverage needs quite a bit more. Well pumps are common in rural Teton Valley homes and pull a big burst of power when they start, so factor that in when sizing.
FAQs reviewed by Jace Cox, owner of Cox Electric LLC, a local electrician.
Address: Driggs, ID 83422
Phone: 208-807-0227
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Sat-Sun: Closed
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