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STANDBY POWER

Generators & Emergency Power

Standby generators, automatic transfer switches, and UPS systems, continuity for hospitals, data rooms, and operations that can't go dark.

Standby generator installation by Ritch Electric

When the grid fails, your operation shouldn't

Storms, grid faults, and utility work don't check your schedule first. Ritch Electric designs and installs complete emergency power systems, standby generators, automatic transfer switches, and uninterruptible power supplies, sized to carry the loads that matter and switch over before anyone reaches for a flashlight.

An emergency power system is only as good as its weakest link. We engineer the whole chain, generator, transfer switch, distribution, and controls, as one system.

Sizing is where standby projects succeed or fail. We run the load calculations, decide what genuinely needs backup and what can wait, and match the generator, fuel supply, and transfer scheme to that reality, so you're not paying for capacity you'll never use, or worse, finding out mid-outage that you bought too little.

Generator and transfer equipment installed by Ritch Electric

Why choose our emergency power services:

Complete systems: generator, automatic transfer switch, UPS, and distribution engineered together, not piecemeal
Critical-facility experience: hospitals, military installations, and institutions where backup power is life-safety, not convenience
Right-sized designs: load studies before equipment orders, so capacity matches need
Code compliance: NEC Article 700/701/702 and NFPA 110 requirements met, documented, and inspection-ready

A generator that hasn't been exercised is a generator you can't trust. We commission every installation under load and can set up the transfer scheme so your system self-tests on schedule, meaning the first real outage is not the first real test.

Our proven process:

Load analysis: what must stay on, for how long, and what that actually draws
System design: generator sizing, fuel, transfer scheme, and placement engineered to code
Turnkey installation: pad, fuel, wiring, controls, and utility coordination handled by one contractor
Load-bank commissioning: the system proven under real load before we hand it over

Contact us today

The best time to install standby power is before you need it. Reach out to scope a system for your facility, or to get an existing generator inspected, serviced, and back in trust.

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(706) 322-6825
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What size generator does my facility need?
That's exactly what the load analysis answers. We measure and calculate what your critical loads actually draw, decide together what must stay on during an outage, and size the generator, and its fuel supply, to that number with sensible headroom. No guessing, no oversized equipment.
Are your electricians licensed and insured?
Yes. Ritch Electric is fully licensed and insured, holding electrical contractor licenses in both Georgia and Alabama, and all work is performed under the owner's license. Every electrician is fully trained through the IEC (Independent Electrical Contractors) apprenticeship-to-journeyman program, holds a journeyman electrician card, and is trained in OSHA, arc flash, confined space, and first aid/CPR, backed by $2M single / $10M aggregate bonding.
Do you handle government and military projects?
That's our specialty: 1,500+ DoD projects at Fort Benning, EM-385 safety compliance, Davis-Bacon payroll reporting, and full base access. SAM.gov active: UEI NQBFJML4BNK7, CAGE 0M006.
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