Snell Isle and Old Northeast homes with solar and battery backup can get circuit-by-circuit control of that backup power with a SPAN smart panel, installed by a SPAN Authorized Installer about 11 miles away in Seminole.
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
Northeast St. Petersburg has two very different kinds of homes on either side of Coffee Pot Bayou. Old Northeast is a grid of brick streets and early-1900s bungalows, Mediterranean Revivals and four-squares, many restored and many with solar on a rear-facing roof. Snell Isle is mostly waterfront: 1920s Mediterranean homes, mid-century ranches and large newer houses on the bayou and Tampa Bay.
Why SPAN fits northeast St. Pete solar and battery homes
Most battery installs in older St. Pete homes were done around what the existing panel allowed. That often means a small backup subpanel feeding a handful of circuits, and a main panel that stayed exactly as it was. The result is a battery that keeps the fridge and a few lights on but can’t reach the AC or the pool pump, and an owner who can’t change that without calling an electrician. SPAN makes those choices adjustable from the SPAN Home app, so during an outage you can move backup power to the circuits that matter that day.
Northeast St. Pete is also full of EV owners, and many have no room left on their service. SPAN’s built-in load management, which SPAN calls PowerUp, can slow or pause EV charging so the home stays within its service rating. In some homes that avoids or delays a service upgrade.
SPAN works with your existing solar and battery in Snell Isle & Old Northeast
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 →
Old Northeast and Snell Isle homes, and the panels inside them
St. Petersburg’s median home was built in 1969, and Old Northeast is much older than that. We regularly find fuse boxes that were swapped for 1970s breaker panels, ungrounded two-prong circuits, cloth-insulated wiring in walls that were never opened, and panels so full that the solar backfeed breaker was squeezed in wherever it would fit.
Snell Isle’s waterfront homes bring different problems: exterior panels and meter cans corroded by salt air, circuits for docks, lifts and pool equipment added over decades, and remodels that left the old panel in a garage or utility room. Because every SPAN model is rated for indoor or outdoor installation, we can often place the new panel where it makes the most sense rather than where the 1960s panel happened to be.
Flooding, hurricanes and outages in northeast St. Pete
Hurricane Helene’s surge in September 2024 flooded low-lying parts of St. Petersburg along Tampa Bay, including streets on Snell Isle and around Coffee Pot Bayou and Shore Acres, and Hurricane Milton’s winds two weeks later caused widespread outages across the city. Homes with batteries kept running, but many owners found their backup circuits were the wrong ones or that the AC drained the battery overnight. With SPAN, you can see estimated backup time, switch off what you don’t need and let SPAN shed lower-priority loads to protect the battery.
If your panel or meter took on water, it should be evaluated before it’s re-energized, and flooded equipment usually has to be replaced. Replacement equipment in flood-prone areas may have to meet elevation rules, and older homes that are substantially improved can face floodplain review. We check those requirements before we quote.
Permits and historic review in St. Petersburg
Inside city limits, electrical permits come from the City of St. Petersburg Building & Permitting office at the Municipal Services Center, One 4th Street North. A SPAN Panel replacement is permitted work, and we pull the permit, schedule inspections and coordinate the Duke Energy disconnect and reconnect when the meter has to be pulled. Some addresses with a St. Petersburg mailing address are actually unincorporated and permitted through Pinellas County; we confirm which applies to yours.
Properties in a local historic district may need additional review for exterior changes, so if the new panel or a relocated meter will be visible from the street, we plan for that early. Condo owners in the high-rises near North Shore Park should check with their association before any electrical work that touches common areas.
Site visit, itemized quote and warranty for Snell Isle & Old Northeast 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 Snell Isle and Old Northeast
We install SPAN Panels throughout Snell Isle and Old Northeast, including Snell Isle Blvd and the Snell Isle waterfront, Coffee Pot Bayou and Coffee Pot Blvd, Old Northeast brick streets from 5th Ave N to 30th Ave N, North Shore Park area, Crescent Lake and Euclid–St. Paul and Shore Acres and Venetian Isles. For other electrical work in the area, see our St. Petersburg page.
SPAN FAQ for Snell Isle & Old Northeast
Do you install SPAN Panels on Snell Isle and in Old Northeast?
Yes. We install SPAN throughout northeast St. Petersburg, including Snell Isle, Old Northeast, Coffee Pot Bayou, Crescent Lake and Shore Acres. We’re about 11 miles away in Seminole.
Can a SPAN Panel go into a 1920s house?
Usually, yes. Older homes often need grounding, bonding or wiring corrections at the panel, which we list separately on your itemized quote. In historic districts we plan for any exterior review if equipment will be visible.
Will SPAN work with the solar and battery I already have?
If your battery is on SPAN’s compatibility list. Tesla Powerwall 3 and FranklinWH aPower work with every SPAN model, and some older Powerwall, Enphase and SolarEdge setups work with specific models. 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.
Can SPAN help me add an EV charger without a service upgrade?
Sometimes. SPAN can slow or pause EV charging to keep the home within its service rating. A load calculation at the site visit tells us whether that works for your home.
Who issues the permit in St. Petersburg?
The City of St. Petersburg Building & Permitting office for addresses inside city limits, and Pinellas County for unincorporated areas with St. Pete mailing addresses. We pull it either way.
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 Snell Isle and Old Northeast homes.
How much does a SPAN installation cost in Snell Isle & Old Northeast?
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 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 Snell Isle & Old Northeast?
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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