Rebuilt or raised your beach home after 2024 and added a battery to your solar? A SPAN smart panel puts that backup power under your control, one circuit at a time.
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
Treasure Island and St. Pete Beach are 6 to 10 miles from our Seminole shop, straight down Park Blvd and across the causeways. Few places in Pinellas changed as much after the 2024 hurricanes. Many homes on the bay-side isles and in Pass-a-Grille were gutted, rebuilt or raised, and plenty of owners used the rebuild to add solar and a battery. SPAN is how they get real control over that battery when the next storm knocks the power out.
Why SPAN fits rebuilt beach homes with solar and batteries
When a home is being rewired after flood damage, the panel decision gets made fast, often by whoever is on site. Many owners ended up with a standard panel plus a battery gateway that backs up a fixed set of circuits. SPAN gives you a different setup: every circuit is measured and switchable from the SPAN Home app, and during an outage you choose which circuits the battery supports and can change it whenever you like.
Beach homes have loads that can drain a battery quickly: multiple mini-split or central AC systems, pool and spa equipment, boat lifts, and elevators in raised homes. SPAN lets you keep those off during an outage and bring them back one at a time, and it can shed lower-priority loads automatically so the battery isn’t overloaded.
SPAN works with your existing solar and battery in St. Pete Beach & Treasure Island
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 →
Beach housing, older panels and flood rules
The median home was built in 1970 in Treasure Island and 1971 in St. Pete Beach. The homes that weren’t rebuilt still tend to have original or 1980s panels, many on exterior walls where salt air has rusted the enclosure and the breakers. Treasure Island notes that every property in the city sits in a flood hazard area and a wind-borne debris region, and much of St. Pete Beach is low-lying as well. That makes panel location and equipment ratings as important as the panel itself.
Every SPAN model is NEMA 3R rated for indoor or outdoor installation, which helps when a panel has to move up the wall or into a raised utility area to meet elevation rules. On older homes, Treasure Island treats pre-FIRM homes (built before 1974) and work valued at 25% or more of the structure’s value as triggers for technical and floodplain review. St. Pete Beach flood-zone homes can face substantial-improvement or substantial-damage review. We check both before we quote.
Hurricanes and outages on the barrier islands
Helene’s surge in September 2024 put saltwater into thousands of homes on these islands, and Milton followed two weeks later with wind damage and long outages. After a storm, access to the islands can be limited and power restoration can take time, so a battery that lasts matters more here than inland. SPAN shows estimated backup time and lets you stretch it by turning off what you don’t need, from the app, even if you evacuated to the mainland and your home still has a connection.
SPAN needs an internet connection for app control and falls back to cellular where coverage allows, though SPAN says not to rely on cellular as the main connection. Your breakers keep protecting your circuits either way.
Permits on Treasure Island and in St. Pete Beach
Both cities run their own building departments. In Treasure Island, the Building Division at 10451 Gulf Blvd handles electrical permits, plan review and inspections; electrical permits require a wiring diagram or drawings and proof of ownership, and the city can issue some panel change-out permits over the counter when no technical review is needed. In St. Pete Beach, the Building & Permitting office is at 155 Corey Ave, with limited lobby hours, so we plan submittals around them.
We pull the permit, prepare the drawings the city asks for, coordinate the Duke Energy disconnect and reconnect, and meet the inspector. Condo owners along Gulf Blvd should check with their association before any work that affects common electrical rooms or meter banks; we can supply equipment specs for the board.
Site visit, itemized quote and warranty for St. Pete Beach & Treasure Island 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 St. Pete Beach and Treasure Island
We install SPAN Panels throughout St. Pete Beach and Treasure Island, including Isle of Capri, Isle of Palms and Paradise Island, Sunset Beach, Pass-a-Grille, Corey Ave and the Don CeSar area, Belle Vista and Vina del Mar and Gulf Blvd condos. For other electrical work in the area, see our St. Pete Beach · Treasure Island pages.
SPAN FAQ for St. Pete Beach & Treasure Island
Can you install a SPAN Panel in a raised or rebuilt beach home?
Yes. Every SPAN model is rated for indoor or outdoor installation, so we can place it where it meets elevation rules. If you’re mid-rebuild, it’s best to plan SPAN before the electrical rough-in.
Who issues the permit on Treasure Island or St. Pete Beach?
Each city has its own office: the Treasure Island Building Division at 10451 Gulf Blvd, and St. Pete Beach Building & Permitting at 155 Corey Ave. We pull the permit and handle the inspection.
Does SPAN work with my existing solar and battery?
If the battery is on SPAN’s compatibility list. Tesla Powerwall 3 and FranklinWH aPower work with every SPAN model; some other batteries 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 I control my beach house circuits after I evacuate?
Yes, as long as the home still has an internet or cellular connection. SPAN falls back to cellular where coverage allows, but SPAN recommends a primary internet connection.
My house is pre-FIRM. Can I still replace the panel?
Usually. The work may go through floodplain review, and equipment placement may need to meet elevation rules. We check before quoting.
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 St. Pete Beach and Treasure Island homes.
How much does a SPAN installation cost in St. Pete Beach & Treasure Island?
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 St. Pete Beach & Treasure Island?
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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