Farm Electrical Service Plans & Prices | Preston's Farm Electric

Winter Ready

$805/yr

about $67 a month

Horse barns, small farms, hobby farms

1 visit in the fall
Winter barn check, up to 3 buildings: heated waterers and their GFCI protection, heat tape, tank heaters, heat lamps, chewed cords, fan shutters and winter ventilation
Generator test with your barn running on it: voltage as motors start, amp draw against its rating, transfer switch or interlock, inlet, cord, neutral and ground, battery and charger
Written outage plan: what to run first when the power goes out

Farm Plan

$1,325/yr

about $110 a month

Beef, heifers, small and mixed farms

2 visits: spring and fall
Spring heat-camera scan of panels, disconnects, starters and big motors while they run. Every hot spot photographed and ranked
A dated summary for your insurance company
Fall: everything in Winter Ready: winter barn check, generator test and outage plan

Dairy Plan

$2,015/yr

about $168 a month

Dairies

2 visits
Full farm electrical inspection: heat-camera scan, voltage and current readings, and a hands-on check for rust, moisture and chewed wires. Report with photos, most urgent first
Stray voltage screening where cows drink, eat and milk, with a pass/fail report for your vet
Fall: winter barn check, generator test and outage plan

For dairies with barn fans

Herd Protect

$4,400/yr

about $367 a month

Freestalls, robots, tunnel or cross ventilation

4 visits: everything in the Dairy Plan, plus:
Spring fan service, up to 30 fans: blades, guards, shutters, belts, bearings, wiring and controller stages, with airflow measured before and after
Summer heat-camera scan while fans and cooling run their hardest
Motor wear tests on vacuum pumps, milk pumps and the other motors you can't milk without, so a failing motor gets replaced before it quits
Alarm test, if you have a barn alarm
10% off repair labor

For grain farms

Grain Plan

$1,495/yr

about $125 a month

Grain dryers, bins, legs and augers, for one grain site

2 visits: one before harvest, one during harvest
Pre-harvest check (July – August), while there's still time to fix things: dryer wiring and controls, and that its safety switches are hooked up and not bypassed. Aeration fans, bin heaters, bin temperature cables, and the motors on legs, augers and conveyors
Harvest heat-camera scan with the dryer, legs and conveyors all running. I work around you and don't stop harvest
Motor readings every visit, compared to last time, so a weak motor gets caught before it quits
Emergency stops and pull cords tested, and a shutoff you can lock at every machine
Generator test and outage plan, if you have a generator. Same price if you don't

Every plan: no trip charges · visit dates booked for the whole year · priority when you call for a repair · 5% off repair labor (10% on Herd Protect) · a written report after every visit, with a price to fix anything I find.

Pay for the year, or monthly. 12-month agreement that renews each year. Parts and repairs are always priced before any work.

Call or text (607) 354-1012

What happens when

Fall Sep – Nov

Winter barn check
Generator test
Grain heat scan during harvest

Winter Dec – Feb

Full farm inspection
Sugarhouse pre-season
Greenhouse pre-season

Book sugarhouses by December

Spring Mar – May

Barn fan service (Apr – May)
Heat-camera scan

Fan dates fill first. Book by March

Summer Jun – Aug

Heat scan under full load
Mid-summer fan check
Grain pre-harvest check
Silo & feed controls check, before silo filling

Book grain by June

Any time of year: electric fence check (best before turnout or before the ground freezes) · heat-camera scan · stray voltage check · motor wear test · silo & feed controls check · surge & lightning check · barn alarms and cameras.

Fence not biting right now? That's a repair call. I find out why: charger, grounding or a short on the line.

Single checks

Any check can be booked on its own. Already have me coming out for something else? Add a check to that visit and it costs less. Call or text for a price.

Just need the winter barn check? $150 on its own, or $450 with a generator test on the same visit. Whatever you pay for a single check is credited toward any yearly plan.

See every single check

Check	What I do
Barn fan service	Clean blades and shutters, belts, bearings, motors, controls. Airflow measured before and after.
Mid-summer fan check	Belts, bearings and shutters after weeks of hard running.
Generator test	Starting it proves it runs. I prove it can carry your barn: vacuum pump, cooler and fans running together, with voltage and frequency watched as each motor starts. Amp draw checked against the generator's rating. Transfer switch or interlock, inlet and cord checked, including that it can't send power back onto the lines. Neutral and ground setup checked, so you don't get shocks or stray voltage on generator. Battery load-tested and charger checked on standby units. On PTO units, the tractor throttle setting that holds 60 Hz. You get a written outage plan: what to run first and what not to start together.
Winter barn check	Waterers, heat tape, tank heaters, heat lamps, chewed cords, fan shutters. $150, or $450 with a generator test.
Heat-camera scan	Panels, starters and big motors. Photo of every hot spot, ranked, with a summary for your insurance company.
Stray voltage screening	Readings where cows drink, eat and milk. Pass/fail report you can share with your vet. More →
Motor wear test	Finds the motors wearing out so you replace them on your schedule. Spare motor list.
Sugarhouse pre-season	RO, vacuum pumps, evaporator blowers, lights, pump stations.
Greenhouse pre-season	Heaters, fans, inflation blower, controls, irrigation pumps, lights.
Grain pre-harvest	Dryer wiring and safeties, aeration fans, bin cables, legs and augers, heat scan.
Electric fence check	Fence charger output, voltage down the line, ground rods, lightning protection.
Surge & lightning check	Surge protection and grounding for robots, controllers and computers.
Full farm inspection	Heat-camera scan, power readings, hands-on look, stray voltage test on dairies. More →

Belts and parts are extra and priced before I put them in.

Equipment I sell & install

Barn alarms

A cellular alarm calls or texts your phone when the power goes out, the barn gets too hot or cold, the fans quit, or the bulk tank warms up — wherever you are.

Monitoring with a yearly test of every alarm. Free estimate.

Calving cameras

Watch the calving pen from your phone at 2 a.m. instead of walking out to the barn. Night vision, built for barn dust and damp.

Free estimate.

Standby generators

A generator that starts on its own, or a PTO unit with a proper hookup. Sized for your farm, installed, and tested every year so it's ready when the power goes out.

Free estimate.

Energy upgrades

LED lights, drives on vacuum pumps and fans, and other upgrades that cut your power bill. Rebates and grants can help pay, and I'll help you find what applies. Grants →

Free estimate.

New control panels

Worn-out or rusted controls on your silo unloader, conveyors, barn cleaner or manure pump? I build a new panel ahead of time and swap it in on your schedule, so you're down for hours, not days. More →

Free estimate.

New barn fans

Tunnel, cross and circulation fans and controllers, installed and wired for the barn. Newer fans move more air for less power, and rebates can help pay.

Free estimate.

How it works

Free visit I walk your barn and tell you which plan fits — or if you don't need one.
Pick your dates I book every visit for the year when you sign up, so your spot is held before the season fills.
I show up Any shutdown is planned between milkings. Written report after every visit.

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Call or text Eric Riggs

(607) 354-1012

Your first visit is free. Where I work →