re: Permitting for whole house generator.

Talk to your neighbor. In the heat of the aftermath of a hurricane/no electricity I doubt your neighbors will care about the hum of your generator. We had a whole house generator installed 2 years ago and it’s not that loud. They’ve come a long way since the generators I remember as a kid. If your neighbor has a generator, he won’t notice the sound from yours when his is humming too. If he doesn’t hafe his own, offer him some perks- putting his food in your freezer. Having a beer etc at your place to cool off whenever he’s about to lose his mind. Or gumbo in the case of an epic freeze. All this assuming your neighbor is cool. If I was your neighbor, I wouldn’t care about your generator as long as it wasn’t an eyesore....

Also, i don’t recall getting a permit for ours. We are in EBR. I’m the wife though. My husband may have gotten a permit.