Generator hire in Cornwall
Need a generator? Hire one that’s silent and safe indoors.
For power cuts, camping, weddings, market stalls and site cabins, a BLUETTI battery power station (often called a battery generator) does the same job as a petrol generator, with no noise, fumes or fuel. We deliver it fully charged anywhere in mainland Cornwall.
Is it right for you?
Battery generator or petrol generator?
We only hire battery power stations. They suit most of the jobs people hire a small generator for, but not all of them, so here’s an honest guide.
Hire a battery generator from us for
- Keeping the fridge-freezer, Wi-Fi, lights and phones going in a power cut
- Anything that has to run indoors, in a tent, an awning or a site cabin
- Campsites with quiet hours, or where generators aren’t allowed
- Weddings, parties and events where guests are close by
- Market stalls, food stalls, tills and card readers
- Charging cordless tools, laptops, cameras and drones
- CPAP machines and other equipment that needs clean, steady power
A petrol or diesel generator is better for
- Heavy loads running for hours, like welders, electric heaters, kilns or big catering kit
- Powering a whole house through a changeover switch fitted by an electrician
- Large events with stage lighting and sound rigs
- Long jobs with heavy use and no way to recharge
Not sure? Tell our finder what you’ll run. It picks the right power station, or tells you if your list is more than battery hire suits.
What people hire them for
Quiet power across Cornwall
Power cuts at home
Plug in the fridge-freezer and router, and the power station takes over by itself the moment the power goes off. No going out in a storm to start an engine. From £34 for the first day.
Storm season standby
Keep one at home, charged and ready, from December to the end of February, from about £27 a week.
Camping, vans and glamping
Run a coolbox, lights, fans and phone chargers on your pitch, in the awning or the tent, without upsetting the neighbours. From £14 a day.
Weddings, parties and events
Festoon lights, a PA for the speeches, a fridge for the drinks or a phone-charging point, with no generator drone in the background.
Stalls, shoots and sites
Power a till, card reader, display fridge, site office or laptop, and charge tool batteries. Safe inside a stall, marquee or cabin. From £14 a day.
Farms and smallholdings
Heat lamps, incubators, electric fence energisers, lights in the barn and shearing, away from the mains and without a fuel run.
Prices
What battery generator hire costs
- Power cuts at home: £34 for the first day for Wi-Fi, lights and phones, or £68 with a fridge-freezer too. Each extra day is less, and battery swaps are included.
- Camping, vans and events: from £14 a day.
- Work and sites: from £14 a day, or by the week for 2 to 12 weeks at a lower rate.
- Delivery and collection: from £10, depending on how far you are from our base near Truro, charged once however long you keep it. Or collect from us for free.
- No fuel to buy. It arrives fully charged, and you can recharge it from a socket, your car or a solar panel.
See all our power stations and prices, or read how a power station compares with a generator, including cost.
Why battery?
Everything a small generator does, minus the hassle
A petrol generator must never run indoors, because of carbon monoxide. A battery power station has no engine and no exhaust, so it can sit next to the fridge, the bed or the till.
It’s near-silent, needs no fuel or servicing, and gives clean power that suits laptops, TVs and medical equipment. Power station or generator: the full comparison.
Where we deliver
Delivered anywhere in mainland Cornwall
From our base near Truro to Falmouth, Redruth, Camborne, Newquay, St Austell, Penzance, St Ives, Helston, the Lizard, Bodmin, Wadebridge, Padstow, Liskeard, Looe, Launceston, Saltash, Bude and everywhere in between. We can’t currently deliver to the Isles of Scilly.
Delivery and collection from £10
Depends on how far you are from our base near Truro. Charged once, however long you keep it. Enter your postcode to see your price.
- Falmouth£10
- Redruth£10
- Newquay£17
- St Austell£21
- Helston£13
- Penzance£25
- Liskeard£40
- Launceston£52
- Saltash£49
- Bude£59
Collect from near Truro Free
Pick up on your way down the A30, or whenever suits you.
Generator hire in Cornwall: questions
Do you hire petrol or diesel generators?
No. We only hire BLUETTI battery power stations, often called battery generators or solar generators. They do the same job as a small generator for most people: power cuts, camping, events, stalls and site cabins. For heavy loads running for hours, like welders, electric heaters or a whole house, a petrol or diesel generator from a plant hire company is the better choice, and our finder will tell you if that's you.
What is a battery generator?
It's a big rechargeable battery with ordinary 3-pin sockets, USB ports and a car socket. You plug things straight into it, just as you would a generator, but there's no engine, so it's near-silent, gives off no fumes and is safe indoors. When it runs low, recharge it from a socket, your car or a solar panel, or we'll swap it for a charged one.
How long will it run?
It depends on what you plug in. Our Elite 200 V2 keeps a typical fridge-freezer going for about a day and a half on one charge, or lights, phones and Wi-Fi for several days. Tell our finder what you'll run and for how long, and it picks a power station that lasts, with the price.
Will it run a kettle, heater or power tools?
Our larger units give up to 2,600W, so they can boil a kettle and run most power tools for short bursts. Heaters and other high-power appliances drain the battery quickly, so they're better on a generator or the mains. Charging cordless tool batteries is the most efficient way to use one on site.
Can I use it at a campsite or wedding venue that doesn't allow generators?
Usually, yes. Sites that ban or restrict generators normally do so because of noise and fumes, and a battery power station has neither. Check with your site or venue first, and give us your pitch number or delivery details when you book.
Where in Cornwall do you deliver?
Anywhere in mainland Cornwall, from Bude to Penzance and Saltash to the Lizard. Delivery and collection costs from £10, depending on how far you are from our base near Truro, charged once however long you keep it. You can also collect from our base near Truro for free. We can't currently deliver to the Isles of Scilly.
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