The local homework, done and dated.
Permit offices, outage numbers, flood zones, utility territories — the civic facts that decide how home projects actually go in the Texas Gulf Coast. Verified against official sources, dated, and kept honest.
Same house, different rules — depending on which side of a line you live on
Between Dickinson and Galveston Island, a home project crosses city permit offices, two electric utilities, FEMA flood maps, hurricane evacuation tiers, and the Texas windstorm program. These guides put the verified specifics for every city we serve in one place — with a date on every fact and a link to the official source.
9 jurisdictions
Nine different permit rulebooks
A generator permit is $150 in Friendswood, $300 in League City, and $425 in Santa Fe — same machine, three rulebooks. We track every office so you don't have to.
2 utilities
CenterPoint vs TNMP
Dickinson and League City call TNMP when the lights go out; Galveston, Santa Fe, and Webster call CenterPoint. Knowing which is yours matters most during a storm.
Coastal + AE + X
Flood zones decide equipment rules
Your FEMA zone determines whether a condenser can sit on grade or must ride an engineered platform above base flood elevation. Parcel-specific — we show you where to look yours up.
WPI-8
Windstorm paperwork is real here
All of Galveston County is Texas windstorm territory — outdoor equipment anchoring feeds your insurability. The paperwork must start before installation, not after.
Four guides, every city we serve
HVAC, Electrical & Generator Permits by City
Permit offices, verified fees, inspection cutoffs, and who pulls what — for every city we serve, plus the windstorm (WPI-8) rules unique to Galveston County.
Open the guidePower Outage Center — Report, Track, Ride It Out
Who actually restores your power (CenterPoint vs TNMP), outage numbers and maps by city, and the generator interconnection steps most homeowners never hear about.
Open the guideFlood Zones & Hurricane Evacuation Zones by City
Which FEMA zones dominate each city, your hurricane zip-zone, the official lookup tools, and what all of it means for your AC, panel, and generator.
Open the guideUtility Directory — Electric, Gas & Who to Call
The electric and gas utility for each city we serve, what delivery charges mean for your bill, and how Power to Choose fits in.
Open the guideFacts are step one. Here's step two.
Gulf Coast Storm Center
Know your zone? Now build the plan — hurricane prep, outage survival, freeze prep, and honest recovery guides.
Open the Storm CenterRebates Center
Your utility territory decides your rebates too — CenterPoint and TNMP run different programs. Verified and dated, like everything here.
Check your rebatesGenerator Services
Permits, interconnection, gas lines, windstorm anchoring — a standby install touches every page in this hub. We handle all of it.
Explore GeneratorSkip the phone tree. Call people who know the offices.
Permit offices, utility portals, windstorm engineers — Mackey deals with all of them weekly, across every city on this page. Call (281) 317-0631 and your project starts with the paperwork already understood.
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