A standby generator spends most of its life waiting. That makes it easy to assume that if it starts for its weekly exercise, everything must be fine. Unfortunately, hearing the engine run does not prove that the generator is ready to power your home. During an outage, the generator must start, produce stable electricity, transfer your home from utility power to generator power, carry the connected loads and then transfer everything back safely when utility power returns. Prop

Standby generator quotes in Florida can range from $11,000 to $22,000—but price alone rarely tells the whole story. Learn how sizing, fuel, installation scope and post-installation support affect the real cost.