Generac Typical installed home standby generator: $8,000–$16,000, generator includedMidAmerican 2020 derecho: power cut to 292,905 customers at the peakMidAmerican 2020 derecho: 458,000 customer service interruptions, nearly 60% of its customersNWS Des Moines Aug. 10, 2020: a 75 mph gust measured at Des Moines International AirportNWS Chicago 2020 derecho: $11.5 billion in damage, the costliest known U.S. thunderstorm eventNWS Chicago At least 1,000,000 customers lost power, some for more than two weeksMidAmerican Power back to 86% of affected customers in the first 96 hoursKCCI July 2022 derecho: nearly 34,000 MidAmerican and Alliant customers lost powerGenerac Install day usually takes hours; permits, gas line and site prep take weeksCity of Waukee 467 new gas services and 11 miles of gas mains installed in 2025City of Waukee 1,817 building permits in 2025, including 365 single-family homesReady.gov Run generators outdoors, at least 20 feet from windows, doors and attached garagesCPSC Generators caused an average of 74 consumer CO deaths a year, 2004–2021Ready.gov A full freezer holds its temperature for about 48 hours without powerGenerac Typical installed home standby generator: $8,000–$16,000, generator includedMidAmerican 2020 derecho: power cut to 292,905 customers at the peakMidAmerican 2020 derecho: 458,000 customer service interruptions, nearly 60% of its customersNWS Des Moines Aug. 10, 2020: a 75 mph gust measured at Des Moines International AirportNWS Chicago 2020 derecho: $11.5 billion in damage, the costliest known U.S. thunderstorm eventNWS Chicago At least 1,000,000 customers lost power, some for more than two weeksMidAmerican Power back to 86% of affected customers in the first 96 hoursKCCI July 2022 derecho: nearly 34,000 MidAmerican and Alliant customers lost powerGenerac Install day usually takes hours; permits, gas line and site prep take weeksCity of Waukee 467 new gas services and 11 miles of gas mains installed in 2025City of Waukee 1,817 building permits in 2025, including 365 single-family homesReady.gov Run generators outdoors, at least 20 feet from windows, doors and attached garagesCPSC Generators caused an average of 74 consumer CO deaths a year, 2004–2021Ready.gov A full freezer holds its temperature for about 48 hours without power

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You tell us what you need. Local installers who serve Waukee contact you with questions and a quote. You choose who, if anyone, to hire.

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Who We Are

Waukee Power Pros is a referral service, not a contractor. We don't install, sell or service generators or batteries. We pass quote requests from homes and businesses to local installers who serve the area, and the installer you choose handles the job, the permit and the warranty.

We take requests from Waukee, Clive, Urbandale, West Des Moines, Adel, Grimes, Dallas Center, Van Meter and nearby. The Waukee Community School District alone reaches into the Dallas County parts of Clive, Urbandale and West Des Moines, so "Waukee" covers more ground than the city limits.

Step by Step

  1. Send the form. Your name, phone, ZIP code and what you need. Tell us what must stay on in an outage and whether you have natural gas or propane.
  2. We pass it along. Your request goes to local generator installers who serve your area.
  3. Installers contact you. Expect a call or text with a few questions and an offer to visit.
  4. Site visit and written quote. The installer checks your gas meter, electric meter and panel, finds a spot for the generator, sizes it and prices the job.
  5. You decide. Compare quotes and hire whoever you trust most, or nobody. The contract is between you and the installer.

Questions to Ask Every Installer

License & Insurance

Ask for their Iowa electrical license number and proof of liability insurance. You can check licenses with the Iowa Department of Inspections, Appeals, and Licensing.

Permit

Who pulls the electrical permit, and is the inspection included in the price? In Iowa, work that touches your panel needs one.

Gas Capacity

Will my gas meter and piping carry the generator along with my furnace, water heater and other appliances? Who coordinates with MidAmerican if the meter needs an upgrade?

Load & Size

How did you size the generator? Ask for the load calculation and a list of what will and won't run.

What's Included

Pad, gas line, transfer switch, permit, cold weather kit, startup testing, warranty registration. Get it itemized.

Service & Warranty

What does the warranty cover, what maintenance does it require, and do they service what they install?

Is a Standby Generator Worth It?

It depends on how much an outage costs you. Generac puts the typical installed price at $8,000 to $16,000. Weigh that against what you'd lose in a multi-day outage: food, a flooded basement if the sump pump stops, a frozen house in January, or work days without internet. Our cost guide breaks the numbers down.

If a full standby system isn't right yet, a portable generator with a manual transfer switch is a smaller step. See options in our shop.

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Tell us what you want to keep running in an outage, your ZIP code and anything you already know about your home or business, like where the gas meter and electric meter sit. We pass your request to local generator and battery installers who serve Waukee, and they contact you directly with questions and a quote.

No cost and no obligation. We are a referral service, not an installer.

Before you sign, ask each installer for their Iowa electrical license, proof of insurance, who pulls the permit and what the warranty covers.

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