OVER 90 YEARS OF HISTORY
Bay City Electric Works was founded in 1932 and is a distributor of generator systems, automatic transfer switches, paralleling switchgear, and industrial compressors.
About Bay City Electric Works
Bay City Electric Works is a premier distributor of emergency generator systems, automatic transfer switches, and paralleling switchgear.
Bay City Electric Works is your one-stop solution, catering to a wide range of needs with our comprehensive product range. We offer top-quality KOHLER generators, Bobcat industrial air compressors and portable generators. Additionally, we provide generator service for all brands, parts, and on-demand rentals, ensuring we have a solution for every situation.
1932
Bob and Leola Norris opened Bay City Electric Works, Inc. in 1932. The business was located on University Avenue near 38th Street, in San Diego, and was centered on small appliance repair.
1962
Bay City became a Kohler Generator Dealer under Generator Equipment Company who was the Los Angeles Kohler Distributor.
1971
Kohler Power appointed Bay City as their Distributor for San Diego and Imperial Counties for Industrial and RV/Mobile Products.
1984
On July 2, 1984, the assets of Bay City Electric Works, Inc. were purchased by CDS Electric, Inc., a newly formed California Corporation owned by Wilmer Spitzer, Wally Dier and Tom Claycomb.
1986
On January 1, 1986, all outstanding stocks were acquired by Tom Claycomb.
1988
In 1988, the corporation name was changed to Bay City Electric Works, Inc.
1997
In the year 1997 we were given the honor of being the Distributor of the Year for Kohler Company. Kohler Generators in San Diego has become the foundation for sales growth.
2001
On November 5, 2001 we moved into a new and much larger facility at 12208 Industry Road in Lakeside, CA.
2007
In 2007 Mark Loftin, Chuck Loftin, and Rodney Lee joined forces to purchase Bay City Electric Works from Tom Claycomb.
2012
In the beginning of 2012, we moved once again into our new corporate headquarters at 13625 Danielson Street in Poway, CA where we now have a total of 70 employees.
2015
Bay City was honored by Kohler Power as their Industrial Distributor of the Year.
2020
Bay City was appointed as a Distributor of Outback Power & EnerSys Products in California to begin entry into the energy storage market.
2021
Kohler Power expanded Bay City’s area of responsibility to include Hawaii for Industrial and Residential products. Rod & Kim Lee, Austin & Kara Lee, and Adrian Lee acquired 100% of Bay City stock by purchasing the Loftin Family shares.
2022
Bay City acquired 9 acres of land in Galt, CA to construct a new sales and service center. Also, Bay City acquired Diesel Generator Services to expand our customer base in the Greater LA market.
2023
Bay City acquired AG Engineering to add technician capability and customer base in the Greater LA market. Bay City also acquired Alpro Power to penetrate the Southern California residential service market.
2024
Bay City grand opened our new 20,000 sqf. facility in Galt, CA which will serve as a hub to serve the Northern California and Northern Nevada power systems market.
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