Backup Power in
Standby generators and home battery backup for Sudbury, from the Town Center and the Wayside Inn to the neighborhoods along the Sudbury River.
Get a Generator QuoteSudbury has about 7,300 Eversource customers, and in the March 2018 nor'easter three out of four of them lost power. For a town this size, that is a lot of houses waiting at once.
Boston Backup Power is a division of Boston Automations in Norwood. We design and install RoseWater Energy systems, Savant Power and Generac and Kohler standby generators, and licensed electricians and gas fitters make the connections.
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Storms and outages in Sudbury
At 10 a.m. on March 8, 2018, 5,301 of Sudbury's 7,138 customers were affected, which Eversource put at 75 percent of the town.
Rain and wind on October 25, 2017 knocked out 432 customers, about 6 percent. High winds on November 3, 2018 left 581 of 7,344 customers without power.
Who supplies the power
Eversource serves Sudbury, with about 7,344 customers in town in 2018. A solar and battery system in Sudbury is approved through Eversource.
Which system fits a Sudbury home?
We install all three, so we can recommend the one that suits the house and the budget.
RoseWater Energy
A RoseWater HUB is the step up for a Sudbury house whose network, AV and lighting control need to ride through without a blink, as they would not have in March 2018.
Whole-home battery backup with zero transfer time and power conditioning, for large homes where nothing can blink. Most projects run $125,000 to $1,000,000.
Savant Power
Savant Power fits the Sudbury houses that want backup on a few circuits and a clear view of their power use, and a hardwired generator can recharge Savant Power Storage in a long outage.
Relay modules in your existing panel and Savant Power Storage batteries, so you choose which circuits get backup power and see your usage in the Savant app. Modules typically run $2,000 to $10,000, and battery backup $10,000 to more than $100,000.
Where the equipment goes in Sudbury
On low ground near the Sudbury River, the generator pad should go above any flood level. Elsewhere in Sudbury, most lots have room for a pad that keeps the manufacturer's distance from windows and doors.
A battery cabinet or HUB goes in a garage or a dry basement. In a garage, a Savant Power Storage cabinet has to stay out of the car's path, and it needs a flat base against a wall with 36 inches clear in front for service.
Permits in Sudbury
Sudbury's Historic Districts Commission covers four districts, the Town Center, the Wayside Inn district, the King Philip district and the George Pitts Tavern district, and issues Certificates of Appropriateness for exterior features. A generator visible from the road in one of them should go to the commission.
How to start
For a RoseWater system, start with the Power Plan. For Savant Power, use the Savant quote form. For a standby generator, use the generator quote form. If you are not sure which one fits, use the contact form or call (781) 333-8003 and we will talk it through. We reply within one business day.
Questions about backup power in Sudbury
We live near the Sudbury River. Is a generator safe there?
We live near the Sudbury River. Is a generator safe there?
Yes, if the pad sits above the flood level and the transfer switch stays out of a basement that takes water. We check the lot and the flood zone before quoting.
We live in the Wayside Inn district. Do we need approval?
We live in the Wayside Inn district. Do we need approval?
If the generator would be visible from a public way, plan on a Certificate of Appropriateness from the Historic Districts Commission. A rear, screened location is the usual answer.
We already have a generator from another installer. Can you add a battery?
We already have a generator from another installer. Can you add a battery?
Usually. Savant Power Storage works with a permanently installed generator that has two-wire start, and RoseWater HUBs integrate with one or more generators. We check the model and the transfer switch on the site visit.
Ready to plan backup power in Sudbury?
Tell us about the house and what has to stay on. We visit, size the system and give you a written proposal. We reply within one business day.