San Jose Temp Power Rentals
Temporary electrical services, light towers and camera trailers for downtown San Jose mid-rise work and North San Jose tech and industrial builds.
Downtown towers and North San Jose shells
San Jose is the biggest city we work in, and the jobs split into two kinds. Downtown, it is mid-rise housing, office and mixed-use buildings on tight blocks with little room to stage anything. Up in North San Jose, along the freeways between 101 and 237, it is tech offices, R&D space and light industrial buildings on bigger parcels with truck access on every side.
A downtown mid-rise usually starts with one 400A three-phase service for the tower crane, the hoist and the welders, then a second feed once the floors start filling with trades. Space for the pole and panel is often a corner of the laydown area, so we plan the cable route with the superintendent before anything is set. A North San Jose shell or tenant improvement tends to be simpler to reach, but loads can run high when a contractor is testing new mechanical gear or a lab fit-out needs clean power.
PG&E owns the lines in San Jose and sets the meter on every temporary service we install. Many San Jose accounts get their electricity supply through San Jose Clean Energy, the city’s community choice program, and PG&E still delivers it and handles the hookup. For the temp pole, the paperwork and the scheduling go through PG&E the same way they do in Fremont. On a typical job, expect roughly two to four weeks between the permit filing and meter release, and longer when the service needs new utility equipment.
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Rentals San Jose superintendents book
Heavy three-phase for a mid-rise
Crane, hoist and welding loads all land on the same service early in the job. We size and file 400A temp services for downtown towers, then add a second panel when the upper floors need their own feed.
Lights for late concrete and deliveries
Downtown pours and steel deliveries often get pushed to early morning. We set LED light carts for pre-dawn deck pours where they light the work without shining into occupied buildings next door.
Watching a big North San Jose lot
An open industrial pad with stored copper and equipment needs eyes after hours. Our camera trailers for North San Jose pads run on solar, send alerts over cellular and move as the fence line changes.
San Jose permits and county pockets
San Jose Planning, Building and Code Enforcement issues electrical permits for sites inside city limits. We file the temporary service permit, book the inspection and send the signed tag to PG&E so they can release the meter. Downtown sites may also need city approval for anything placed in the street or sidewalk, so check with the city early if the pole or a generator has to sit outside the property line.
San Jose has unincorporated county islands mixed in with city neighborhoods, and a site in one of those pockets is permitted by Santa Clara County instead. We confirm which office owns the parcel before filing. Larger diesel generators parked for months may fall under BAAQMD rules, and we check that as part of the quote.
What San Jose temp power runs
A single-phase San Jose pole, 100A to 200A, usually lands between $1,800 and $4,500 installed. Mid-rise jobs that need 400A three-phase often fall between $6,000 and $14,000, and a second service adds to that. PG&E bills its own fees for the temporary connection.
- Amperage and phase of each service
- Cable length from the utility source to the panel
- Number of feeds on a phased building
- Months of rent for cameras and towers
San Jose temp power questions
Does San Jose Clean Energy set up the temporary service?
No. San Jose Clean Energy supplies electricity for many accounts, but PG&E owns the lines, sets the meter and handles the temp service request.
How do I know if my site is in a county pocket?
Send us the address or parcel number. We check whether the City of San Jose or Santa Clara County has permit authority before we file.
Can you run two services on one downtown building?
Yes. We plan the first service for the crane and hoist, then file a second one when the upper floors need power.
Equipment we deliver to San Jose
Schedule power in San Jose
Call 510-961-6012 or send the form and we will line up delivery.