Standby generator control and access panel

An electrical enclosure that houses one or more generator control components of a generator, the electrical enclosure comprising:

• a plurality of side panels;
• a bottom panel coupled to the plurality of side panels;
• an enclosure cover coupled to the bottom panel and/or at least one of the plurality of side panels via one or more joint members that enable actuation of the enclosure cover between an open position and a closed position, so as to provide selective access to an interior of the electrical enclosure;
• and
• a microswitch coupled to the enclosure cover to electrically disengage at least one of the one or more generator control components when the enclosure cover is in the open position.

A standby generator comprising:

• a standby generator enclosure comprising:
• a base;
• a back wall extending generally vertically from the base;
• and
• first and second sidewalls each extending generally vertically from opposite ends of the base;
• an engine-generator set mounted to the base;
• and
• a control system to control operation of the engine-generator set and that is mounted proximate the back wall within the standby generator enclosure, the control system comprising:
• a control box that houses generator control components therein;
• and
• a control box cover joined to the control box to actuate between a closed position and an open position, the control box cover covering a top portion of the control box when in the closed position and uncovering the top portion when in the open position, so as to provide selective access into the control box.