Licensed Electricians in
West Palm Beach, FL

Palm Beach County homeowners have learned through hard experience what a direct hurricane hit means for the power grid. Frances and Wilma in 2004 and 2005 each knocked out power to hundreds of thousands of customers across the county for days and, in some cases, weeks. Irma in 2017 swept up the peninsula and left much of the county in the dark for the better part of a week. Ian in 2022 tracked farther north before making landfall but still produced damaging wind and surge events along the Palm Beaches. After every one of those storms, the phones ring off the hook, and the homeowners calling wish they'd installed a whole-home standby generator before the season started, not after.

The permit process for generator installation in Palm Beach County runs through the Palm Beach County Building Department. We prepare and submit the application, coordinate the site plan, and schedule the required inspections on your behalf. Approval typically runs one to two weeks from submission, depending on current workload at the building department. If your installation requires a service upgrade, for example, bumping from a 100-amp to a 200-amp service to support a larger generator, FPL coordinates the meter base work and the temporary disconnect and reconnect. We manage that communication with FPL directly so the project moves without you having to track two separate timelines.

Fuel source is an important early decision in Palm Beach County. Most established neighborhoods in West Palm Beach, Boca Raton, and Boynton Beach have access to FPL's natural gas distribution network, which makes natural gas the simpler and often more economical standby fuel, no tank to fill, no delivery scheduling, and the supply isn't interrupted by a storm the way a propane delivery schedule might be. In more rural and western areas, Wellington, western Boynton Beach, and communities along Seminole Pratt Whitney Road, natural gas service is not available, so LP (propane) tanks are the standard. We perform a site assessment on every job and recommend the right fuel source for your specific address before any equipment is ordered.

Working with an authorized Generac dealer matters more than many homeowners realize. Generac's warranty terms require installation by an authorized dealer for warranty claims to be honored. Parts availability and factory support run through the authorized dealer network, which means shorter wait times when a part needs replacing after a multi-day run. The Generac dealer locator actively directs homeowners searching for local installation to authorized dealers, which is how many of our customers find us in the first place. If you're comparing quotes, ask every contractor whether they're an authorized Generac dealer. If the answer is no, any warranty claim becomes your problem to sort out with the manufacturer directly.