About Palm Beach Backup Power

Palm Beach Backup Power is an information and referral site. We publish the numbers, the rules, and the costs for whole-home generators in Palm Beach County — and when the installer partner is in place, we refer you to a licensed installer for the work.

We don’t install generators, and we don’t sell them. What we do is make the decision legible: what it costs, what the permit costs, what the fuel line costs, and what to ask before you sign.

What we do

• We publish the installed-cost range for the county, and the city-by-city permit fees.
• We publish the rules — setbacks, fuel lines, and what the permit actually costs.
• We publish the questions to ask before you sign.
• We refer you to a licensed installer, when the partner is in place.

Why we exist

Most generator sites quote a national average, and most of them are wrong for Palm Beach County. The housing stock is older, the lots are tighter, the setbacks are stricter, and the permit fees vary city to city. A national average tells you nothing about the price in Boynton Beach. So we built a site that tells you the price in Boynton Beach.

How we get our numbers

Every number on this site comes from one of the sources below. We do not use national averages, and we do not use figures from other markets. When we have not verified a figure, we say so — and we do not publish it.

Figures last reviewed November 2026.

Our sources

1. Palm Beach County — permit fee schedule and permit application requirements.
2. City of Boynton Beach — permit fee schedule, Resolution R20-061, Exhibit A.
3. City of Delray Beach — permit fee schedule (confirming now; not yet published).
4. City of Boca Raton — permit fee schedule.
5. City of Wellington — permit fee schedule.
6. City of West Palm Beach — permit fee schedule (confirming now; not yet published).
7. City of Jupiter — permit fee schedule.
8. Florida Statute §553.792 — the 5-business-day permit review clock.
9. Florida Building Code — generator installation and setback requirements.
10. NFPA 37 — engine installation requirements.
11. NFPA 54 — gas fuel line requirements.
12. Manufacturer specifications — Generac and Kohler whole-home generator sizing and fuel consumption.
13. U.S. Census Bureau — Palm Beach County population and age demographics.
14. FEMA — hurricane outage and recovery data for South Florida.
15. Energy Information Administration — residential electricity rates and outage statistics.

Figures last reviewed November 2026 · Sources: see ‘How we get our numbers’ on the About page.

Start where you are

If you want the numbers first, start with the free Palm Beach County Generator Cost Guide — the full installed-cost breakdown, what each line item covers, and the questions to ask before you sign. Or go straight to your city: Boynton Beach, Delray Beach, Boca Raton, Wellington, West Palm Beach, or Jupiter.

If you want an installer to contact you about your home, join the consultation request list.

What a whole-home generator is — and isn’t

Palm Beach Backup Power is an information and referral site. We publish the numbers, the rules, and the costs — and when the installer partner is in place, we refer you to a licensed installer for the work. We don’t install generators, and we don’t sell them. What we do is make the decision legible: what it costs, what the permit costs, what the fuel line costs, and what to ask before you sign. If you want us to tell you what size you need, or what brand to buy, we can’t — that’s what the installer does, after they’ve seen your house.