Backup Power in
Whole-home battery backup and standby generators for Wolfeboro houses on Lake Winnipesaukee, Lake Wentworth and in the town's six villages.
Build Your Power PlanWolfeboro runs its own electric department, one of five municipal electric utilities still serving customers in New Hampshire, according to its 2023 appraisal. In March 2025, one tree on the line that feeds it took the whole town down for most of a day.
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 Wolfeboro
On March 7, 2025, the department's own monthly report logs a town-wide outage from about 9 a.m. to 4:15 p.m., caused by a tree on the 390 line, with many other trees and lines down the same day.
In the October 30, 2017 windstorm, the Co-op, which serves parts of Wolfeboro, lost power to 52,300 members, 65 percent of its membership, the largest outage in its history.
Who supplies the power
The Wolfeboro Municipal Electric Department serves the town, with about 5,800 customers in 2022 and more than 150 miles of overhead line. The New Hampshire Electric Cooperative serves limited areas. The department's 2023 appraisal notes concern about a lack of redundancy in the transmission feed at the meter point with Eversource. Interconnection for a solar and battery system goes to the electric department.
Which system fits a Wolfeboro home?
We install all three, so we can recommend the one that suits the house and the budget.
Savant Power
For a smaller lake cottage, Savant Power puts relay modules in the panel and Savant Power Storage in a heated space, with no new impervious surface on the shoreland.
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.
Standby generator
A propane standby generator behind a battery covers the long outages, placed outside the 250-foot shoreland zone where the lot allows.
A Generac or Kohler standby generator on natural gas or propane that starts on its own when the power goes out. Most installs run $7,500 to $20,000.
Where the equipment goes in Wolfeboro
About 1,477 of Wolfeboro's 4,394 housing units are seasonal. A lake house closed for the winter needs heat, freeze protection, sump pumps and the network to keep running through a seven-hour outage with nobody there.
Within 250 feet of the lake, New Hampshire's shoreland law applies, and the town's own shoreland worksheet asks for the impervious area of every structure in that zone before and after construction. A generator pad adds to it. A HUB or battery inside the house does not.
Permits in Wolfeboro
Wolfeboro publishes its own Shoreland Permit Application worksheet, which asks for the impervious area within 250 feet of the reference line before and after construction. The state shoreland permit applies too. Smaller projects that impact under 1,500 square feet and add no more than 900 square feet of impervious area can qualify for a permit by notification.
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 Wolfeboro
Wolfeboro has its own utility. Why do we lose the whole town at once?
Wolfeboro has its own utility. Why do we lose the whole town at once?
The town's 2023 appraisal notes a lack of redundancy in the transmission feed, and on March 7, 2025 one tree on the 390 line took the town down for about seven hours. A system at your house carries it through regardless.
Does a generator need a shoreland permit?
Does a generator need a shoreland permit?
If the pad goes within 250 feet of the lake, the work falls under New Hampshire's shoreland law and the town's worksheet. Small additions can qualify for a permit by notification. Placing the generator farther back avoids most of that.
We only open the house in summer. What protects it in winter?
We only open the house in summer. What protects it in winter?
A HUB or a battery keeps the heat, sump pumps and network on through outages with no gap, and a generator behind it covers long ones. Remote access shows you the system is running.
Ready to plan backup power in Wolfeboro?
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.