When high winds and dry fuels line up in the foothills, power in Conifer can go out for reasons that have nothing to do with a storm hitting your house. During windstorms, the area's electric cooperative, CORE Electric Cooperative (known as IREA until 2021), has switched its lines to sensitive fire-safety settings that shut a line off the instant there is a fault and keep it off until crews patrol it. Outages like that can last a while, and that reality drives much of the electrical work we do for mountain homeowners.
Standby Power Built for the Foothills
A properly installed back-up generator keeps a well pump, furnace blower, refrigerator and medical equipment running when the grid is down. Allstar Electrical Services installs:
- Standby generators sized to the circuits you actually need
- Transfer switches that keep generator power from feeding back onto utility lines and endangering line crews
- UPS systems for home offices, networking gear and security equipment
- Inlet and interlock setups for owners who already have a portable generator
We help you decide between whole-house and essential-circuit coverage based on your loads and how you use the property.
Lightning, Surges and Long Service Runs
High-elevation homes on ridgelines and in open meadows take more than their share of summer lightning. Surges travel in through power, phone, cable and even well-pump wiring. We install whole-home surge protection, inspect and repair lightning strike damage, and check grounding on older systems that may not meet current standards. Many Conifer properties also sit at the end of long driveways with detached garages, workshops or barns, and we design feeders and subpanels to serve those outbuildings safely.
Permits in Unincorporated Jefferson County
Conifer is not an incorporated town, so electrical permits here are issued by Jefferson County Building Safety rather than a city. The county takes electrical permit applications online through its citizen portal, where inspections are requested and results posted. We handle the application and inspection scheduling, and we coordinate with CORE when a job requires a service disconnect or meter work.
We serve all of Jefferson County, including nearby Lakewood and Golden.