Sales of portable generators tend to spike around major storms, from just before to weeks afterward. But getting a portable generator up and running in a hurry often means bypassing the recommended ...

If you’re thinking of connecting an electrical generator to your household to provide backup power during an outage, there are different options. One of the simplest, most flexible and most economical ...

Whether it’s a hurricane, ice storm, even a wildfire, power outages seem to be happening more often and in more places. Maybe you’re thinking about buying a generator to keep the juice flowing. While ...

Q. I have questions about home backup power. Are manual transfer switches available in a range of maximum power to be transferred? Also, do they make automatic transfer switches that operate when no ...

GREENSBORO, N.C. — Whether it’s a hurricane, an ice storm, or even a wildfire, power outages seem to be happening more often and in more places. Maybe you’re thinking about buying a generator to keep ...

Among other random weather events, the annual hurricane season—which runs through November—prompts many to rush out and buy portable generators, but you shouldn’t wait until disaster hits to acquire ...

Portable generators have become fairly common and their popularity will likely increase as extreme weather events become a more regular part of daily life. Anyone who lives in a suburban area often ...

With severe winter weather events happening regularly this season, we recently updated this guide, including the addition the ...