**Yes, this is usually possible**, provided the wiring has a suitable hot, neutral, and equipment ground, and the circuit has enough capacity.

An electrician can replace the ceiling lampholder with a grounded receptacle and reconnect the switched feed for constant power. If the switch is removed, any splices must remain inside its electrical box with an accessible blank cover. The actual connections depend on how the existing light and switch are wired; wire colors alone are insufficient to identify them.

There are three important conditions:

- **Keep the required garage lighting.** Garages generally require a wall-controlled lighting outlet. If this is your only garage light, replacing it and removing its switch would eliminate that required lighting. Adding an unswitched receptacle alongside the existing light is usually the practical solution. [County electrical guidelines](https://www.larimer.gov/building/electrical-permitting-inspections/wiring-guidelines-single-family-residential)
- **Preserve GFCI protection and grounding.** Verify that the new receptacle actually receives protection from your existing GFCI. Its test/reset device should be readily accessible, such as at a wall receptacle or the breaker panel. GFCI protection does not supply a missing equipment ground. [Leviton’s code explanation](https://captaincode2020.leviton.com/node/181)
- **Check the entire circuit load.** A 6A opener can generally operate on a 15A circuit, but other connected equipment and motor starting current matter. Modern NEC editions require a 20A circuit for the required garage convenience receptacles while permitting additional 15A circuits for other receptacles. Your locally adopted code determines how alterations to the existing installation are handled. [Leviton’s garage circuit guidance](https://captaincode2023.leviton.com/node/310)

Have an electrician inspect both boxes and add a permanently powered, grounded receptacle while retaining the switched light. Check local permit requirements and the opener’s installation instructions. Before any wiring work, shut off the breaker and verify that the conductors are de-energized.