Carter Machinery builds and supports power systems across standby, prime, and temporary applications — for the industries where failure isn't an option.
Multi-phase campus builds, paralleling switchgear, and the delivery timelines that keep hyperscale projects on track.
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Parallel generators, switchgear, and long-term service support, built around how hospitals operate and grow.
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Propulsion engines, onboard power systems, and rapid-response service that keeps commercial vessels operating.
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Standby, prime, and continuous power for manufacturing, distribution, mining, and heavy industrial operations.
Explore IndustrialRental generators and temporary power systems for outages, planned work, and emergency response.
Automatic backup power to mitigate risk. Engineered for immediate response, long-term reliability, and code compliance.
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Fast-deployment rental generation for planned outages, construction projects, and emergencies.
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On-site generation when the grid is unavailable, unreliable, or insufficient. Engineered for facilities that run on their own power.
Explore PrimeGet dimensional data, sound levels, enclosure options, and runtime figures for U.S.-market Cat generator sets — organized by model, ready for pad planning and spec work.
Share your load requirements or project spec. A Carter engineer reviews it, rewrites it for current Cat models and code, and returns it ready for bid — at no charge.
The generator that gets installed this year needs to perform in year three, year nine, and year seventeen — often in the middle of the night, often without warning. Installation is the starting point. What happens after is what matters.
See How Carter Supports Your SystemStandby systems don't announce problems. A Carter maintenance program catches them before the system has to prove itself.
Explore Planned MaintenanceWhen controls are obsolete or infrastructure has changed, maintenance isn't the answer. Carter's engineering team modernizes power systems from the controls up.
Explore Engineering ServicesOn-call technicians, local parts inventory, and the depth to put multiple people on a critical job — after hours, on weekends, when it matters.
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Replaced a failing diesel unit with a 2 MW Cat G3520 natural gas generator set, supporting a targeted peak shaving program that saves the Town of Berlin up to $550,000 annually in energy costs.
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Supplied two Cat 3520H generator sets for a 5 MW cogeneration system at W.R. Grace's Curtis Bay facility — offsetting 40% of annual power consumption and delivering estimated annual energy savings of $1.2 million.
Read Full Case StudyPower systems are judged in the moments they're needed most. Carter's engineering teams, technicians, and service network have been supporting critical facilities for over 50 years — with the certifications, depth, and local presence to back it up.
Carter's engineering team doesn't just service power systems — it redesigns them. From generator controls retrofits to full switchgear modernization, we have a proven record of solving problems that don't have a standard answer.
Carter's depth in Cat power systems spans initial design through decades of operational support — with direct access to factory engineering resources most dealers can't offer.
Carter operates across 35+ Carter Machinery locations in Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, and West Virginia — our engineers, technicians, and rental fleet will go where you need them, around the clock.
Healthcare systems, data centers, municipalities, and other critical operations choose Carter because an untested service partner isn't a risk they can take.
Whether you're planning a new installation, managing existing equipment, or need power quickly — Carter power specialists are available to help.