When storms damage your home's electrical system, you need help fast. Fallen trees on service entrances, lightning-damaged panels, flooded circuits, surge-destroyed appliances, and downed lines on your property are all dangerous situations that require immediate professional response. Unity Power & Light provides 24/7 emergency electrical service throughout Aiken, SC for storm damage, power restoration, and outage-related electrical emergencies.
We respond day or night, weekends and holidays. When the storm passes and the damage is done, call us at (803) 220-4491 for immediate emergency response. We prioritize life-safety situations and work to restore your power as quickly and safely as possible.
Emergency Services We Provide
Storm Damage Assessment
After a storm, we assess damage to your service entrance, weatherhead, meter base, electrical panel, and interior wiring. We determine what is safe, what needs immediate repair, and what can wait. We coordinate with Dominion Energy when utility-side repairs are needed before we can restore power on your side of the meter.
Service Entrance Repair
Fallen trees and high winds commonly damage the service entrance, the mast, weatherhead, and cables that connect your home to the utility power lines. A damaged service entrance must be repaired and inspected before the utility will reconnect your power. We repair and replace service entrance components to get you reconnected quickly.
Power Restoration
When the utility restores power to your street but your home remains dark, the problem is on your side. Common causes include tripped main breakers, damaged service entrance cables, flooded panel connections, and surge-damaged components. We diagnose and repair these issues to restore power to your home.
Temporary Power
When permanent repairs will take time, we can set up temporary power connections to keep essential systems running. This includes temporary generator hookups, temporary service entrance connections, and emergency circuit wiring to critical areas of your home while full repairs are completed.
Surge Damage Repair
Lightning strikes and power surges during storms can damage outlets, switches, breakers, appliance circuits, and whole-home wiring. We diagnose surge damage throughout your home, replace damaged components, and install surge protection to guard against future events. We also document damage for insurance claims.
Generator Emergency Service
If your standby generator fails to start during an outage, we provide emergency generator service including battery replacement, fuel system diagnosis, transfer switch repair, and control board troubleshooting. We carry common replacement parts for same-visit repair whenever possible.
When to Call Us vs When to Call 911
Call 911 For:
Downed power lines (whether sparking or not), active electrical fires, anyone who has been electrocuted or shocked, the smell of natural gas, or any situation involving immediate danger to life. Do not approach downed lines or attempt to move them. Stay at least 35 feet away and call 911 immediately.
Call Unity Power & Light For:
Damaged service entrance or weatherhead, home without power after utility restoration, tripped main breaker that will not reset, burning smell from panel or outlets, partial power loss after a storm, generator not starting during an outage, surge damage to electrical systems, and any electrical emergency that is not an immediate life-safety threat.
Our Emergency Response Process
Call & Triage
When you call (803) 220-4491, we assess the situation over the phone to determine the severity and urgency. Life-safety situations are dispatched immediately. We provide safety instructions to follow while you wait for our arrival.
On-Site Assessment
Our licensed electrician arrives and performs a thorough safety assessment of your electrical system. We identify all damage, determine what is safe to energize and what is not, and develop a repair plan. If utility-side work is needed, we contact Dominion Energy on your behalf.
Emergency Repair
We perform all repairs necessary to safely restore power. This may include service entrance repair, panel component replacement, circuit isolation of damaged areas, temporary power connections, and generator service. We carry a full inventory of common parts for immediate repair.
Documentation & Follow-Up
We provide detailed documentation of all damage found and repairs performed. This documentation supports insurance claims for storm damage. If additional non-emergency repairs are needed, we schedule follow-up visits at your convenience.
Prepare Before the Storm
The best time to prepare for storm damage is before the storm arrives. Here are steps you can take now to minimize electrical damage and speed up restoration:
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Unity Power & Light provides 24/7 emergency electrical service throughout Aiken, SC and surrounding areas. Storm damage, power restoration, generator service, and electrical emergencies.