Temporary Power in Santa Rosa
Permitted temp poles, backup generators and camera trailers for Santa Rosa fire rebuilds and downtown projects, with crews driving up from San Rafael.
Running Santa Rosa jobs from our San Rafael base
Santa Rosa is in Sonoma County, about 40 miles north of San Rafael on Highway 101. It sits in our extended service area, so the crew drives up for every site walk, install and service call instead of working from a yard in town. We plan around that drive. Site walks get booked a few days out, and we try to put several Santa Rosa stops on the same trip.
Most of the work here falls into three groups. Coffey Park and Fountaingrove, both hit hard by the 2017 Tubbs Fire, still have rebuild lots that need a 100A or 200A pole for a single-family house. Downtown and near the freeway there is commercial and multifamily work, where three-phase power and a bigger panel are common. Remodels in the older neighborhoods fill in the rest.
PG&E owns the distribution lines in Santa Rosa and sets the meter. Many accounts here buy their generation from Sonoma Clean Power, but the temporary service request still goes to PG&E, and that is the queue we follow. A load calculation and a marked site plan go in with the request so it is complete the first time.
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What Santa Rosa jobs tend to order
A pole for a rebuild lot
Rebuild sites often have a flat pad, a finished street and a PG&E service point close by, which keeps the install simple. We set a temp pole on a fire rebuild lot, drive the ground rods and stay with it through the city inspection.
Backup for wind events
Parts of Santa Rosa near the hills have been included in PSPS shutoffs on high-wind days. Diesel backup sized for shutoff weeks keeps saws, compressors and the trailer going while the lines are off, and we schedule fuel runs before the warning period.
Watching a big frame at night
A multifamily building holds a lot of wire, fixtures and appliances before the doors are hung. Overnight cameras for multifamily frames send motion alerts, and a second trailer can cover the far corner of a large lot.
Santa Rosa price ranges
Expect roughly $1,800 to $4,500 for a 100A to 200A single-phase pole in Santa Rosa, install included. A 400A three-phase service for a commercial or multifamily building runs from $6,000 to $14,000 or more. PG&E bills its fees on its own invoice, and pole rental tends to be $150 to $400 a month.
- Single-phase or three-phase service size
- Run length from the PG&E service point to the meter
- City or Permit Sonoma fees, passed through at cost
- Generator weeks during shutoff season
Santa Rosa permits and site notes
Parcels inside city limits go to the City of Santa Rosa Planning and Economic Development department, where the building division reviews the electrical permit. Some addresses with a Santa Rosa mailing address sit outside the city line, and those are handled by Permit Sonoma, the county permit office. We look up the parcel before filing so the application reaches the right counter.
Rebuild neighborhoods can carry extra conditions on fencing, erosion control and street access, so check with the city about anything tied to your lot. Summer afternoons here run hotter than in southern Marin, and a spot cooler in the office trailer is worth adding for July and August work.
Santa Rosa scheduling and permit questions
How far ahead should I book a Santa Rosa site walk?
About a week is a good target, since we group our trips up 101. The install is still one day. The permit and the PG&E queue set the real timeline, and together they often take a few weeks.
What if equipment fails on a Santa Rosa site?
Call the same number. A crew drives up from San Rafael during our hours, Monday to Saturday from 7am to 7pm. It takes longer to reach you than a Marin job, so on a critical generator we can talk about a spare unit.
Who issues temp power permits in Santa Rosa?
The City of Santa Rosa for addresses inside city limits, and Permit Sonoma for unincorporated Sonoma County. The parcel number decides which one, and we check it before the first form goes in.
Power for your Santa Rosa job
Call 415-707-8725 and tell us the address, the load and the start date.