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Last Updated January 23, 2026
Introduction
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Peterson has been in business since 1936. We are the largest rental power fleet on the west coast, with locations throughout Northern California, Oregon, and Southwest Washington.
Whether faced with a planned or emergency electric outage, we’ve got you covered 24/7. We offer units from 20 to 2,000kW, providing power when and where you need it most.
Peterson is committed to maintaining an extensive parts inventory that puts the parts you need within your reach when you need them. We also offer 24/7 access to Parts.Cat.com, where you can select from the entire line of Caterpillar parts and supplies. Parts drop locations throughout California, Oregon, and Washington allows us to get your orders to you fast, making us one of the most accessible Cat dealers in the country.
When a utility company's need for power becomes extreme, Cat dealers band together to provide instant solutions.
Assistant Chief Engineer, Nicholas Stoliar, explains how El Camino Hospital reacted to a major equipment failure. With help from Peterson Power, he had a 300-ton chiller delivered in nine hours.
Microchip Technology, a chip manufacturer in Gresham, Oregon, recently completed a scheduled plant shutdown of their facility to replace switchgear that had been installed when the plant was first constructed back in the 1990s. To begin the shutdown, Microchip needed to disconnect from utility power and run the whole facility on generator power only, so they turned to Peterson Power Rental.
In the May edition of Peterson's internal newsletter InSIGHT, we ran an article titled, “Gresham Wastewater Plant an
WARNINGThis product can expose you to chemicals including Lead and lead compounds, which is known to the State of California to cause cancer and birth defects or other reproductive harm. For more information go to www.P65Warnings.ca.gov
