I started Contra Costa Power Rentals after a summer heatwave outage hit Downtown Walnut Creek in 2004 and shut down businesses that needed AC, refrigeration, and working lights to keep customers safe and revenue moving. I remember standing in that heat, hearing generators sputter from rushed setups, and thinking how much better this work had to be done. That morning changed the business I wanted to build, and it still shapes how our crew shows up today.
We work out of Walnut Creek, CA, and we know the neighborhoods that matter to local owners and property managers: Downtown Walnut Creek, Lakewood, Almond-Shuey, and The Keys. When a site near John Muir Health Walnut Creek Medical Center needs steady backup power, or a project in one of the pre-1920 areas calls for careful placement around older buildings, we bring the kind of planning that comes from real field experience. We’ve learned that tight access, noise concerns, and weather all change the job. We plan for that before the trailer rolls.
Ramiro “Rami” Solis built this company with a simple idea: when the lights go out, we bring the power back. Fast. I’ve spent years on the truck, on the phone, and in the yard with crews who know the difference between just dropping off a machine and actually supporting a site. Our technicians carry State Electrical Contractor License, EGSA Certified Technicians, and OSHA 30 Construction Safety training, because temp power doesn’t leave room for guessing. We check connections, load needs, fuel access, and placement before we set anything down.
Our crews stay focused on the details that keep a job from going sideways. We look at distribution, cable runs, wet ground, heat, and where the equipment needs to sit so the work stays clean and safe. We’ve handled calls where the only thing standing between a business and a lost day was a generator set correctly the first time. That’s why we take the layout seriously, why we answer the phone like it matters, and why we keep our stock ready for real-world problems.
If you’re dealing with a shutdown, a storm, or a temporary power need that can’t wait, we’ll talk you through the setup and get you pointed in the right direction. That’s been our approach since 2005: steady work, honest answers, and field-tested power support from people who’ve been there when the outage hits.
