Auburn sits in western Bay County, between Midland and Bay City, surrounded by Williams Township’s farms and homes on larger lots. It is close enough to Midland that Blasy’s service team works here regularly.
Properties around Auburn tend to mix a house with outbuildings: detached garages, pole barns, shops and farm buildings. Getting good power out to them, and keeping the whole place running through a storm, makes up much of the work.
Auburn · Bay County
Common Auburn jobs
Power to outbuildings
Feeders and subpanels for detached garages, shops and pole barns.
Generators
Safe power outlets for portable generators, and back-up generator installation.
Yard and barn lighting
Exterior lighting and motion detectors for driveways, barns and yards.
Panel updates
Old fuse boxes and full panels updated to meet new power needs.
Local notes
Good to know in Auburn.
Your utility
Most of the Auburn area is served by Consumers Energy. Check your bill to be sure.
Permits
Electrical permits come from the local enforcing agency for your address, which may be the city, the county or the state.
Storms
Open country and tree-lined roads mean storm outages. A safe generator connection is one of the most useful upgrades out here.
Questions
Auburn electrical questions.
Answers specific to Auburn. For more, see all 37 electrical questions.
Sparks, a burning smell, a hot panel or half the house dark? Turn off the breaker or the main if it’s safe, then call. For fire or smoke, get out and call 911. For a downed line, stay clear and call your utility.
How do I get power to a detached garage or pole barn near Auburn?
A licensed electrician runs a properly sized feeder, usually underground in conduit, to a subpanel in the outbuilding, with the grounding and disconnect the code requires. It needs a permit.
Size it for what you plan to run, such as welders, compressors, heaters or a car lift, so you are not doing it twice.
Does Blasy Electric serve Auburn?
Yes. Auburn and Williams Township are within Blasy Electric’s service area, along with Bay City, Kawkawlin and Linwood.
Call 989-631-6252, Monday to Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Should I have a generator at a rural Auburn property?
If losing power means losing your well pump, furnace or freezer, a generator is worth it. The key is a safe connection, through a transfer switch or interlock or directly to appliances, never by back-feeding an outlet.
Blasy configures safe power outlets for portable generators and installs back-up generator systems.
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