Palm Harbor’s big lots and wide roofs make it one of the best solar areas in North Pinellas. A SPAN smart panel lets you control what that solar and battery power actually runs.
Keywest Lights & Electric is a SPAN Authorized Installer based at 6248 Seminole Blvd in Seminole, licensed (EC13014717) and doing electrical work across Tampa Bay since 2010. We’ve completed 20 SPAN installs, and SPAN works with the solar and battery system you already have.
- SPAN Authorized Installer
- 20 SPAN installs completed
- Licensed & Insured EC13014717
- Since 2010
- 3-year workmanship warranty
- Financing available
Palm Harbor is North Pinellas’s largest community, and it’s unincorporated, so it has no city hall of its own. Neighborhoods range from the golf communities around Innisbrook and Lansbrook to the old fishing village of Ozona and the waterfront homes of Crystal Beach on St. Joseph Sound. We’re about 17 miles south in Seminole, and SPAN is one of the jobs we schedule up here most.
Why SPAN fits Palm Harbor homes with solar and batteries
Many Palm Harbor homes have exactly the setup SPAN is built for: a large single-family house, a pool, two AC systems, solar on a big south- or west-facing roof and a battery added later. The battery install usually backed up a short list of circuits, and the pool and AC were left out because they’d drain it. SPAN lets you make those decisions yourself in the SPAN Home app, so on a mild night during an outage you can run one AC system, and on a hot afternoon you can let the solar carry the pool pump.
Pools are one of the biggest loads in the house, and SPAN shows you exactly what yours uses each day, which is useful whether the grid is up or not. If you’re adding an EV, SPAN can slow or pause charging to keep the house within its service rating, which in some homes avoids or delays a service upgrade. We confirm that with a load calculation before recommending it.
SPAN works with your existing solar and battery in Palm Harbor
SPAN works with a home’s existing solar and battery backup system when the battery is on SPAN’s compatibility list. Per SPAN’s product guide, Tesla Powerwall 3 and FranklinWH aPower work with every SPAN Panel model, and Powerwall 2, SolarEdge and Enphase IQ Battery 5P and 10T work with the SPAN Panel MAIN 32. SPAN says it extends battery life by 40% in an outage,* and its Backup Overload Protection (NEC 2023 Article 702.4) helps prevent brownouts and 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; we manage the project and handle the electrical work, including panel upgrades, SPAN and the interconnection wiring. Solar, battery backup & energy monitoring →
Palm Harbor housing and aging 1980s panels
Palm Harbor’s median home was built in 1985, and most neighborhoods went up between the 1970s and the 1990s. That means a lot of original panels are now 35 to 45 years old. Common issues we see are full panels with tandem breakers, solar backfeed breakers placed wherever they would fit, aluminum feeders with loose or oxidized terminations, and the occasional Federal Pacific panel in older sections near Alt. 19. If your panel is due for replacement (see panel upgrades in Palm Harbor), choosing SPAN fixes the age problem and adds circuit control in one job.
Golf and waterfront homes in Innisbrook, Lansbrook and Crystal Beach are often larger, with more than 48 circuits or services above 200 amps. Those homes may need more than one SPAN Panel or a design that pairs SPAN with existing subpanels. We’ll lay out the options and what each one costs in your itemized quote.
Storms and outages in North Pinellas
North Pinellas took strong winds during Hurricane Milton in October 2024, with outages lasting days in many neighborhoods, and Helene’s surge reached low-lying homes along St. Joseph Sound in Crystal Beach and Ozona. Afternoon summer thunderstorms knock power out regularly too. SPAN shows estimated backup time and lets you stretch your battery by turning off what you don’t need, and it can shed lower-priority loads automatically so the battery isn’t overloaded.
Many Palm Harbor homes also have a standby generator. SPAN works with one only through a transfer switch upstream of the panel, and with a generator but no compatible battery, circuit control on generator power is manual. If you have both a battery and a generator, we’ll explain how the pieces work together before you commit.
Permits and HOAs in Palm Harbor
Because Palm Harbor is unincorporated, electrical permits come from Pinellas County Building & Development Review Services in Clearwater, through the county’s online Access Portal. Crystal Beach and Ozona are unincorporated as well. We pull the permit, coordinate the Duke Energy disconnect and reconnect when the meter has to be pulled, and schedule the county inspection.
A lot of Palm Harbor is HOA territory: Lansbrook, the Innisbrook condo associations, and dozens of smaller subdivisions. An indoor or garage panel replacement rarely needs HOA approval, but exterior equipment changes may require architectural review. We provide equipment specs and a photo of the planned location if your HOA asks.
Site visit, itemized quote and warranty for Palm Harbor homes
- Site visit and load calculation. We look at your panel, meter, grounding, solar and battery equipment, and ask what you plan to add.
- Itemized quote. You get an itemized quote after the site visit, with every part of the job on its own line. No prices over the phone.
- Permit and utility coordination. We pull the permit and schedule the utility disconnect and reconnect if the meter has to be pulled.
- 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 walk you through the SPAN Home app, including how backup priorities work.
Our 3-year workmanship warranty covers the electrical work we do, extended to 5 years for Member Care Plan members. That’s separate from SPAN’s own 10-year limited panel warranty, which depends on installation by SPAN or a SPAN Authorized Installer.
Financing available
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.
Neighborhoods we serve in Palm Harbor, Innisbrook and Crystal Beach
We install SPAN Panels throughout Palm Harbor, Innisbrook and Crystal Beach, including Innisbrook and Westlake Village, Lansbrook, Old Palm Harbor and Florida Ave, Ozona, Crystal Beach and Highland Lakes and Lake Tarpon area. For other electrical work in the area, see our Palm Harbor · East Lake pages.
SPAN FAQ for Palm Harbor
Who issues SPAN Panel permits in Palm Harbor?
Pinellas County Building & Development Review Services, because Palm Harbor is unincorporated. We pull the permit through the county’s Access Portal.
How far do you travel for SPAN installs?
We’re about 17 miles from Palm Harbor in Seminole and schedule SPAN installs across North Pinellas, including Crystal Beach, Ozona and the East Lake area.
Can SPAN help me run my pool on solar during an outage?
Often, yes. You can turn the pool circuit on or off in the SPAN Home app and watch solar and battery levels to decide when it makes sense.
Does SPAN work with my solar and battery?
If the battery is on SPAN’s compatibility list. We confirm your equipment at the site visit. If you 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.
Will my HOA need to approve a SPAN Panel?
Usually not for an indoor or garage replacement. Exterior changes may need architectural review, and we’ll provide the details your HOA requests.
Are you a SPAN Authorized Installer?
Yes. Keywest Lights & Electric is a SPAN Authorized Installer, and we’ve completed 20 SPAN installs. We handle the install, permit, inspection and SPAN Home app setup for Palm Harbor, Innisbrook and Crystal Beach homes.
How much does a SPAN installation cost in Palm Harbor?
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. We don’t quote prices over the phone.
What warranty comes with a SPAN installation?
Our workmanship warranty is 3 years, extended to 5 years for Member Care Plan members. SPAN backs its panels with a 10-year limited warranty (5 years on the SPAN Home Gateway) when installed by SPAN or a SPAN Authorized Installer.
Do you install SPAN in other Tampa Bay cities?
Yes. Keywest Lights & Electric is a SPAN Authorized Installer and we install across Pinellas, Hillsborough, Pasco, Manatee and Sarasota Counties. Live SPAN area pages include Clearwater, Palm Harbor, East Lake, Pinellas Park, Dunedin, Seminole & Largo, Westchase, Town ‘n’ Country, Carrollwood, South Tampa, Brandon, Riverview, Apollo Beach, Temple Terrace, Wesley Chapel, Land O’ Lakes, Bradenton, Sarasota and Longboat Key & Lakewood Ranch. See the SPAN hub for the full list.
Do you offer financing?
Yes. Financing is available through Acorn Finance, subject to credit approval. You can check your options without affecting your credit score. Ask us and we’ll include the financing link with your itemized quote.
Ready to control your backup power in Palm Harbor?
Call or send a request and a licensed electrician will talk through your panel, your solar and battery setup and whether SPAN makes sense, then set up a site visit for an itemized quote.
* 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. SPAN PowerUp™ service-upgrade avoidance requires qualification and enrollment. 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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