Consumer Reports has no financial relationship with advertisers on this site. Consumer Reports has no financial relationship with advertisers on this site. When the power goes out, a generator is the ...

Portable generators and home standby generators do the same basic tasks. But the two types couldn’t be further apart when it comes to cost and convenience. All the portable models in our generator ...

The same liquified petroleum gas that cooks a steak in the back yard might save your bacon when powering your plant’s standby generator. Liquified petroleum, also known as LP gas or propane, is a ...

As a culture, we often place our eggs in the wrong basket of technology. We’re confident the most contemporary Doppler radar systems can tell us the details of the next thunderstorm, heat wave, or ...

After Hurricane Ike knocked out electricity to most of Houston in 2008, my 83-year-old father fired up his portable generator, running extension cords through an open kitchen window to a handful of ...

The power just went out—again. As you dig around for candles and wonder whether your laptop is fully charged, you think, “I’m finally going to get a generator.” Let’s say you want a generator that can ...

PINE BELT, Miss. (WDAM) - Standby generators are a common way to make sure your home stays ahead of the storm, and some of those household and small business generators are built right here in the ...

Home standby generators from companies like Champion, Generac, and Kohler can be pricey, but they provide immediate backup ...

A propane-fueled alternative to traditional standby and portable generators, the EcoGen automatic standby generator is warranted for off-grid use when used in an alternative energy system A ...