Chesterfield sits just east of Anderson along the White River, with Mounds State Park between the two. It is a town of mostly mid-century homes, older farmhouses on the edges and a fair number of detached garages and outbuildings.
Being out among the trees and the river bottoms means storms hit hard here: limbs on service drops, lightning strikes and outages that last long enough to make a generator hookup worth having.
Chesterfield · Madison County
Common Chesterfield jobs
Storm repairs
Damaged service masts, meter bases and weatherheads after a limb comes down.
Generator hookups
An inlet and interlock so a portable generator can safely run the well pump, furnace and fridge.
Garage and outbuilding power
Lights and outlets out to a detached garage, done on its own properly sized feed.
Mid-century panels
Replacing full or outdated panels, including Federal Pacific and Zinsco brands where they turn up.
Local notes
Good to know in Chesterfield.
Your utility
Utility service around Chesterfield varies by address; check your bill. After a storm, report downed lines to that utility first.
Storm damage
The utility owns the line to your house; you own the mast, weatherhead and meter base. Damage to your side needs an electrician before the utility can reconnect.
Digging
Running power underground to a garage or shed? Call Indiana 811 at least two full working days before anyone digs.
Questions
Chesterfield electrical questions.
Answers specific to Chesterfield. For more, see all 34 electrical questions.
Sparks, a burning smell, a hot panel or half the house dark? Turn off the breaker or the main if it’s safe, then call. For fire or smoke, get out and call 911. For a downed line, stay clear and call your utility.
A storm tore the wire off my house in Chesterfield. Who fixes what?
Stay clear of the wire and call your electric utility right away; treat every downed line as live. The utility owns the service drop up to your house.
If the mast, weatherhead or meter base on your house is damaged, that part is the homeowner’s, and it usually has to be repaired by an electrician (often with a permit) before the utility will reconnect power.
What is the safest way to hook a generator to my Chesterfield home?
Use a generator inlet with a transfer switch or a panel interlock, installed by an electrician. Never back-feed the house through a dryer or other outlet with a double-ended cord.
Back-feeding can electrocute utility line workers and can start fires. Run the generator outdoors, well away from doors and windows, and keep CO alarms working inside.
Can I run power to a detached garage in Chesterfield?
Yes. A detached garage or shed is normally fed by its own underground or overhead circuit from the house, sized for what you plan to run out there.
Underground runs have burial-depth rules and need Indiana 811 marking first, and the job usually needs a permit.
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