Keywest Lights & Electric is a SPAN Authorized Installer with 20 SPAN installs completed. We install SPAN Panels in Dunedin homes, condos and Main Street businesses, from bungalows near downtown to subdivisions off Curlew Road and waterfront homes along St. Joseph Sound, and we’re about 13 miles away at 6248 Seminole Blvd.
Call (727) 476-7079 or request a SPAN consultation.
What SPAN does for a Dunedin home
A SPAN Panel replaces your existing electrical panel with one you can see and control from your phone. Every circuit is measured and switchable in the SPAN Home app, so you can see what’s using power right now, turn circuits off from anywhere, and get free over-the-air software updates. It uses standard 1-inch breakers and is NEMA 3R rated for indoor or outdoor installation.
In Dunedin we see three kinds of SPAN projects:
- Homes with solar and a battery. SPAN lets you choose which circuits get backup power during an outage, change those priorities as the outage goes on, and see how much backup time is left. SPAN says it extends battery life by 40% during an outage.*
- Homes adding an EV charger, heat pump or induction range. On a 100- to 200-amp service, SPAN PowerUp™ can manage EV charging so the house stays within its service rating, which can sometimes avoid a utility service upgrade.^
- Homes that need a new panel anyway. If your panel is old, full, salt-corroded or a brand insurers flag, SPAN is the smarter panel upgrade: you’re replacing the panel either way, and you get monitoring and control in the bargain.
Dunedin neighborhoods and their panels
Dunedin’s median home was built in 1976 (Census ACS 2020–2024). Roughly seven in ten homes are owner-occupied, and the panel work changes by area:
- Older bungalows and mid-century homes near downtown and the Pinellas Trail. Original panels, small services, and Federal Pacific or Zinsco panels that Florida insurers commonly flag on a 4-point. These usually need replacing regardless. We assess the service and grounding first, and SPAN goes in as the new panel.
- 1970s–80s subdivisions off Curlew Road and Alt. 19. Bigger roofs that suit solar, owners adding EVs and batteries, and original panels that are now 40-plus years old and full of doubled-up breakers. SPAN gives these homes room to grow and full visibility into what solar is producing.
- Waterfront homes along St. Joseph Sound and near the causeway. Salt air corrodes breakers, bus bars and exterior enclosures faster than inland. SPAN’s NEMA 3R rating helps for outdoor installs, and we plan corrosion-aware fittings and grounding.
- Condos. The panel in your unit is usually yours to replace, but the meter center belongs to the association. We coordinate with the manager when the job touches shared equipment, and we size SPAN to the unit’s feeder.
Larger homes with more than 48 circuits or a service over 200 amps may need more than one SPAN Panel. We size it at the site visit.
SPAN with solar and battery backup
SPAN works with a home’s existing solar and battery system when the battery is on SPAN’s compatibility list. Tesla Powerwall 3 and FranklinWH aPower work with every SPAN Panel model. Powerwall 2, SolarEdge, and Enphase IQ Battery 5P and 10T work with the SPAN Panel MAIN 32. SPAN’s Backup Overload Protection (NEC 2023 Article 702.4) helps prevent brownouts and the service calls that come with battery resets. We confirm your inverter, battery and gateway before we quote.
Don’t have solar or a battery yet? We can add solar, battery backup and energy monitoring through our licensed partner installers as one coordinated project. Our partners install the solar and battery equipment; Keywest Lights & Electric manages the project and handles the electrical work, including the SPAN Panel and interconnection wiring. Solar, battery backup & energy monitoring →
SPAN with a standby generator
Plenty of Dunedin homes keep a standby generator for hurricane season. SPAN can work with one, but you should know the limits before you buy:
- The generator connects upstream of SPAN through a listed transfer switch. Generator output never lands in the SPAN Panel, and portable-generator interlocks can’t be installed in it.
- SPAN doesn’t communicate with the generator, so generator power shows as grid power in the app.
- Generator only, no battery: there’s no automatic load shedding. You turn non-essential circuits off by hand in the app.
- Generator as part of a compatible battery system: you get SPAN’s full battery outage experience.
Storm season on the Sound
Hurricane Helene’s surge in 2024 hit waterfront Dunedin hard, and Milton’s winds left longer inland outages two weeks later. Owners with batteries learned that a battery wired only to the AC can be empty by morning. With SPAN, you see estimated backup time and decide what stays on.
Permits and HOAs in Dunedin
- Inside city limits: City of Dunedin Building Division, 737 Louden Ave.
- Unincorporated areas next to Dunedin, and Palm Harbor to the north: Pinellas County.
- Utility: Duke Energy Florida. We coordinate the disconnect and reconnect when the meter has to be pulled.
Many Dunedin condos and some subdivisions have association rules about exterior equipment. A panel inside the unit or garage usually needs nothing from the HOA, but exterior changes may need architectural approval. We provide the specs your association asks for.
How a SPAN install works
- Consultation call. Tell us about your home, panel, solar, battery and plans.
- Site visit and load calculation. We look at the panel, meter, grounding, and any solar, battery or generator equipment.
- Itemized quote after the site visit. Every part of the job is on its own line. We don’t quote SPAN prices over the phone.
- Permit and Duke Energy coordination, plus association approval for condos when needed.
- Install and commissioning. Most SPAN installs take about a day. We commission the panel, connect it to your existing system, and add whole-house surge protection.
- Inspection and app walkthrough. We meet the inspector and show you how backup priorities work in the SPAN Home app.
Hurricane season notes for this area
October is still hurricane season on the Gulf coast. For planned electrical work we keep the advice practical:
- Standby generators need a listed transfer switch ahead of the panel. Portable-generator interlocks are a different product and are not installed in a SPAN Panel. See generator installation and hookups.
- Whole-house surge protection is required by Florida’s adopted electrical code whenever a home’s service equipment is replaced, and it’s a smart add-on before storm season even when you’re not upgrading. See whole-house surge protection.
- After a storm: do a visual check before restoring power if the house took on water, if you smell burning, or if the meter can or panel was submerged or damaged. Call us for a post-storm inspection rather than flipping the main back on and hoping. Emergency calls are answered 24/7; we do not promise a response time.
- Permits: generator hookups, panel and service work still need the correct city or county permit. We pull those when we do the work.
Warranty and financing
- 3-year workmanship warranty on our electrical work, extended to 5 years for Member Care Plan members. That’s separate from SPAN’s own 10-year limited panel warranty, which requires installation by SPAN or a SPAN Authorized Installer.
- Financing available through Acorn Finance, subject to credit approval. Check your options without affecting your credit score. Ask us and we’ll include the financing link with your itemized quote.
- Hours: office 7 AM–5 PM, weekend service, and 24/7 emergency calls.
Why Dunedin calls Keywest Lights & Electric
- Licensed electrical contractor, EC#13014717, in business since 2010
- Based at 6248 Seminole Blvd, Seminole, FL 33772, about 13 miles from Dunedin
- SPAN Authorized Installer, 20 SPAN installs
- Woman-owned, family-run business and Home Depot preferred contractor
- Solar and battery systems are installed by our licensed partner installers; we handle the electrical work and manage the project
Dunedin SPAN FAQ
Are you a SPAN Authorized Installer? Yes. Keywest Lights & Electric is a SPAN Authorized Installer, with 20 SPAN installs completed. We’re licensed (EC#13014717) and have done electrical work in Pinellas County since 2010.
How much does a SPAN Panel cost in Dunedin? It depends on the SPAN model, your current panel and service, any code corrections, the permit, and add-ons. We give an itemized quote after a site visit so you see every line before you decide.
Do I need solar or a battery to get SPAN? No. SPAN works as a smart replacement panel on its own, and it’s ready for solar, batteries and EV charging later. Battery backup control does require a compatible battery.
Can you install SPAN in a Dunedin condo? Often, yes for the unit panel. The meter center is association equipment. We coordinate with the manager when the job touches shared gear, and we size SPAN to the unit’s feeder.
Can SPAN help me add an EV charger without a service upgrade? Sometimes. SPAN PowerUp can manage EV charging to keep your home within its service rating. It requires qualification and enrollment, and we’ll tell you after the load calculation whether it fits your home.^
Do you also install SPAN in Clearwater and Palm Harbor? Yes. See SPAN in mainland Clearwater and SPAN in Palm Harbor.
Ready for a smarter panel in Dunedin? Call (727) 476-7079 or request a SPAN consultation.
* Per SPAN: results from an internal study of SPAN Panel managing backup load priorities in over 1,200 simulated outage situations. Battery backup time will vary based on home energy consumption, backup priorities, and storage systems. ^ Requires qualification and enrollment in SPAN PowerUp to avoid a utility service upgrade. Cost and time savings are site-specific and vary. SPAN®, SPAN Panel, SPAN Drive, SPAN PowerUp™ and the SPAN logo are trademarks of Span.IO, Inc. Keywest Lights & Electric is an independent SPAN Authorized Installer.
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