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All Answers
Most Fort Worth-area homes need somewhere between 10 kW and 26 kW, depending on whether you’re backing up only the essentials or the entire panel including central air conditioning. The exact size comes from a load calculation on your specific home, not a fixed number by square footage alone.
Rough Sizing by Coverage Goal
| What You Want Powered | Typical Generator Size |
|---|---|
| Fridge, lighting circuits, garage door, a window AC unit | 10-14 kW |
| Most of the house, including a smaller central AC system | 16-20 kW |
| Whole panel, larger home, full central AC load | 22-26 kW+ |
Why This Varies So Much
The biggest swing factor is central air conditioning. AC compressors need a heavy surge of power to start, and in Texas summers that startup load is what pushes most whole-house systems to the larger end of the range. A home without central air on the generator, or one only backing up essential circuits, can get by on a noticeably smaller unit.
Other factors that shift the number: whether you have a well pump, an electric water heater, and how many major appliances share the panel you’re backing up.
Don’t Size by Guesswork
Nameplate wattage and online calculators give a ballpark, but they miss simultaneous loads and your panel’s real capacity. An undersized generator that can’t start your AC compressor defeats the point of having one. A proper load calculation, done against your actual panel, is the only way to land on the right size the first time.
For more on how the two main sizing approaches differ, see our guide on whole-house generator cost, or read our full breakdown of whole-home generator installation in Fort Worth.
Get Your Home’s Actual Number
Neighbors Electric (TECL #41555) runs a load calculation on your panel before recommending a size, no guessing involved. Call (817) 533-0943 or contact us to get an exact size for your home.
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