Sunnyvale Temp Power Rentals

Temp power, backup generators, site internet and cooling for Sunnyvale office campuses, R&D buildings and apartment construction.

Campus and lab work in Sunnyvale

Much of what we power in Sunnyvale is tied to tech: new office buildings on large campuses, research and development space, and fit-outs inside existing buildings. The rest is multifamily housing, often four or five stories over a parking podium, on parcels that used to hold older commercial buildings.

Campus jobs usually come with a long list of trailers. A general contractor, several subs and the owner’s rep may all want power and internet in their own office, so we plan the trailer compound as its own small distribution job with a panel, cords sized to each trailer and GFCI protection throughout. The building itself may need a separate 400A service once steel and mechanical work start.

R&D fit-outs bring a different problem. The building is occupied or partly occupied, and the tenant often cannot lose power to a lab or server room during the work. That means planned shutdowns, generator backup on the day of the cutover and cooling for rooms that lose their building air. PG&E serves Sunnyvale, and the usual window from filing to a released meter is two to four weeks.

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What Sunnyvale projects order

Backup for a lab shutdown

When the electrical contractor needs the building dead for a few hours, the tenant’s freezers and test benches still need power. We stage standby generators for R&D cutovers with the cable and transfer plan worked out ahead of the shutdown day.

Internet for a trailer compound

Six trailers on one campus means six offices that all want a signal. We set up bonded cellular for campus trailer rows with mesh nodes, so the owner’s rep and the subs share one network with separate logins.

Cooling while the building air is off

A fit-out can leave a lab or electrical room without cooling for days. Our ducted cooling units for lab fit-outs hold the space at a steady temperature, with condensate handled by pump where no drain is close.

Sunnyvale permits and site notes

The City of Sunnyvale building division issues electrical permits inside city limits. We file, call for the inspection once the pole is grounded and send the signed card to PG&E for the meter set. If the parcel turns out to be unincorporated, the permit goes to Santa Clara County, so check the address with us first.

Campus owners often have their own rules for where trailers, cords and generators can sit, and for when noisy work is allowed. Ask the property manager for those rules before the site walk, and we will plan the equipment layout around them.

Sunnyvale price ranges

Sunnyvale single-phase poles mostly cost $1,800 to $4,500 to install. A 400A three-phase service on a campus building usually needs a budget of $6,000 to $14,000, sometimes higher. Generators in the 100 to 150kW class rent for roughly $1,500 to $3,000 weekly, plus fuel.

Questions from Sunnyvale contractors

Can you power six or more office trailers from one service?

Usually, yes. We size the service from the trailer loads and run a separate circuit to each one.

Will the tenant lose power during the cutover?

Only for the transfer itself if the plan allows it. We connect the generator before the shutdown so critical loads keep running.

Do you set up power for apartment podium jobs too?

Yes. Multifamily work in Sunnyvale gets the same site walk, with the first pole sized for the crane and concrete pump and more service added as floors open up.

Equipment we deliver to Sunnyvale

Schedule power in Sunnyvale

Call 510-961-6012 or send the form and we will line up delivery.