100A to 400A camlock, MultiQuip Whisperwatt generators 100kW to 1MW, Lex and Motion Labs distro panels, paralleling switchgear, redundancy planning. Licensed electrician crew, permits filed, inspector-ready single-line diagrams. 24-hour response.
From a single 100A camlock tap for a small brand activation up to multi-megawatt festival power yards with paralleling switchgear and life-safety redundancy. Every install ships with permit paperwork filed and a licensed C-10 electrician on site through strike.
Tap into venue's house service — 100A or 200A camlock from house switchgear, distributed through Lex or Motion Labs distro to event departments. The default when the venue has spare service. Includes phase-balancing and a master disconnect at FOH.
MultiQuip Whisperwatt 100kW and 200kW for film locations, brand activations, mid-cap outdoor events, and venue-shortage backup. Towable unit, sound-attenuated enclosure (60 dBA at 23 ft), 24-48 hour run time on a single fuel fill.
Whisperwatt 320kW and 600kW for concert mainstages, large outdoor builds, and full-show power yards. Twin-pack configurations for redundancy on broadcast and life-safety critical shows. Includes paralleling switchgear and automatic transfer switching.
Whisperwatt 1MW units for festival-scale power yards. Synchronized in parallel — three 320kW units, or twin 600kW units — so neither feeds 100% of load and either can carry the show if the other fails. Includes fuel tender, on-site fueling, and 24-hour generator tech.
Every component on the load path has a manufacturer, an amp rating, and a UL listing. Here's what we stock.
Whisperwatt DCA-100USJ (100kW), DCA-220USJ2 (200kW), DCA-320SSV (320kW), DCA-600SSV (600kW), DCA-1000SSV2 (1MW). Sound-attenuated enclosures — 60 to 67 dBA at 23 ft, depending on size. Tier 4 final emissions, low-sulfur diesel, automatic voltage regulation. All units run on our paralleling switchgear for redundancy builds.
Lex GEN-500-DH 400A camlock distro with 24 stage pin outputs. Lex 200A and 100A panel mainstays for sub-distro under the FOH and stage positions. Lex Bento boxes for compact 100A configurations. Lex is the most-spec'd distro brand on touring riders, and we keep it as our default.
Motion Labs Star Distros for compact 100A and 200A configurations, plus the Indu-Electric range for European-tour riders that spec Indu hardware. Motion Labs makes the cleanest single-line documentation for permitting work, and Indu's color-coded camlock panels are inspector-friendly.
4/0 and 2/0 camlock feeder in 25 ft, 50 ft, and 100 ft runs. Automatic transfer switches (ATS) for life-safety and broadcast redundancy. UPS-backed conditioned power for broadcast feeds — 2 kVA Tripp Lite and 6 kVA APC units for FOH consoles, encoders, and broadcast equipment that cannot tolerate even a 50 ms generator transition.
A power install is a load calculation, a phase-balance check, and a permit filing more than it is a stack of cable. Here's the work.
Load calculation. Two weeks before the event we collect equipment lists from every department — audio (PA, monitor world, FOH), lighting (moving heads, conventionals, dimmer racks), LED (panel count and processor draw), video (projectors, switchers), kinetic (winch motor banks), broadcast (encoder racks, UPS rigs), catering (warming racks, refrigeration), talent trailers (HVAC, lighting). Each piece has a published draw at full load. We sum the totals with 25% headroom and a phase-balance check across L1, L2, L3.
Service vs. generator decision. If the venue has spare service that covers the load calc, we tie into venue switchgear with a master disconnect at FOH. If venue service is short or unavailable (outdoor sites, brand pop-ups in parking lots, film locations), we spec generator capacity. Generator sizing is load calc plus 25% headroom, plus another 15% for surge tolerance during motor starts. Multi-unit configurations get paralleling switchgear.
Redundancy and life-safety. Critical paths get dual-feed redundancy. Egress lighting and audio for emergency announcement run on a separate phase from production, with an automatic transfer switch falling back to a backup source. Broadcast feeds run on conditioned UPS-backed lines so a brief generator transition doesn't kill the stream. For shows with two generators, paralleling switchgear syncs them so neither feeds 100% of load — either one carries the whole show if the other fails. Life-safety redundancy is non-negotiable on shows with audience capacity over 500.
Permits and inspection. Temporary power installations in LA County require permits from the local AHJ — LADBS, Long Beach, or county jurisdiction depending on venue. Generators with diesel storage need fuel permits. Outdoor events on public property need film permits with a power addendum. We file the paperwork, coordinate the inspection, and provide a licensed C-10 electrician on every install. Inspector-ready single-line diagrams ship with the truck.
Truck call and install. Generators arrive on day one of load-in, get spotted, leveled, and grounded. Camlock feeder runs from generator yard to the distro positions. Distro panels get patched in, every circuit labeled, master disconnects placed. Phase-balance check runs at first power-up, before any department is energized. We re-check phase balance after every major department comes online.
Fuel and 24-hour monitoring. Generators on multi-day events get a fuel tender on site and refueling scheduled around show breaks. Every generator has a tech on rotating shifts monitoring run hours, fuel level, temperature, and load. Faults page the on-call electrician within 30 seconds of the alert. Strike happens after the last department powers down and the master disconnect is locked out.
We don't publish a rate card because two shows with the same kW total rarely cost the same. What drives the number: load calc complexity (single-department vs. multi-department), generator vs. venue service decision, redundancy requirements (life-safety, broadcast, paralleling switchgear), camlock feeder runs and cable lengths, permitting and inspection coordination, fuel tender for multi-day shows, electrician crew hours, and how much load-in lives inside our 24-hour window. Tell us what you're building and we'll come back with a number engineered to it.
Want a directional view before you brief us? Browse the full service list — power scopes alongside our audio, lighting, video, and LED stacks for a single-vendor build.
Our LA dispatch covers every venue and outdoor production site from the harbor up through Pasadena.
A festival mainstage, a film set, a corporate ballroom, and a brand activation each draw very differently from the same generators and distro panels.
Every install starts with a department-by-department load calc. We size generators and distro to the actual draw plus headroom, not to a rough guess. No mid-show breakers. Full service list.
We file LADBS or county permits, coordinate inspections, and put a licensed C-10 electrician on every install. Inspector-ready single-line diagrams ship with the truck. How we work.
Send venue, dates, and a load estimate. Real bid back inside 24 hours on a business day. Generator availability checked at quote time. Inspired? Let's work together..
We start with a load calculation across every department — audio, lighting, video, LED, kinetic, broadcast, catering, talent trailers. Each piece of gear has a published draw, and we sum the totals with 25% headroom and a phase-balance check. From there we map the venue's available service (or the generator capacity required), pick camlock or stage pin distribution, and engineer redundant feeds for life-safety and broadcast paths. The quote follows the load calc.
MultiQuip Whisperwatt generators from 100kW up to 1 megawatt. The 100kW and 200kW units are the workhorse for film locations, brand activations, and outdoor mid-cap events. 320kW and 400kW for concert mainstages and large outdoor builds. 600kW to 1MW for festivals and stadium-scale events. Twin-pack configurations for redundancy on broadcast and life-safety critical shows. All units run on low-sulfur diesel with current emissions compliance for LA County.
Camlock is the standard three-phase connector for high-current event distribution. 100A (per phase, three-phase) handles roughly 50kW of balanced load — small stage, single department. 200A handles 100kW — mid-cap concert or full corporate ballroom. 400A handles 200kW — festival mainstage or full multi-department production. We size camlock to the load calc and add a step-down distro for individual circuits. Larger shows use multiple 400A feeds from separate phases or separate generators.
Critical paths get dual-feed redundancy: life-safety (egress lighting, audio for emergency announcement) runs on a separate phase from production, with an automatic transfer switch (ATS) to fall back to a backup source. Broadcast feeds run on conditioned UPS-backed lines so a brief generator transition doesn't kill the stream. For shows with two generators, we sync them with paralleling switchgear so neither feeds 100% of load — either one can carry the whole show if the other fails.
Yes. Temporary power installations in LA County need permits from the local AHJ (LADBS, Long Beach, or county jurisdiction depending on venue). Generators with diesel storage need fuel permits. Outdoor events on public property need film permits with a power addendum. We file the paperwork, coordinate the inspection, and provide a licensed electrician (C-10 or higher) on every install. Inspector-ready single-line diagrams ship with the truck.
Same business day for any LA-area event with a known venue, total load estimate, and date. You'll have a real bid back the same day. Complex multi-generator builds with paralleling switchgear and full permit coordination may need an extra 24 hours for the final single-line diagram, but a budget range lands same-day. Generator unit availability is checked at quote time so the gear is reserved.
