You'll pay a premium, but built-in home standby generators from companies like Champion, Generac, and Kohler can power your entire home during an outage Whole-house generators can be expensive, but ...

While the best portable generators work for emergency use during storms or time spent in a camper, a whole-house generator is a different kind of appliance. They are able to support major systems such ...

Both provide electricity during an outage—the choice comes down to convenience, price, and powerA portable generator (left) ...

Power outages can be a major hassle, leaving your home without the essentials and causing major disruptions to your daily life. A whole-house generator is a powerful solution, giving you the peace of ...

When a sudden power outage leaves your entire neighborhood in darkness, you know you're not the only one scrambling to find flashlights, but what if you never had to experience that inconvenience? At ...

Joshua Nguyen sits in the doorway of his uncle’s Tuan Do’s home as he waits for him to come home to his wrecked house on Drolmond Rd. in North Raleigh. The storm tracked more than 200 miles inland in ...

Residential standby generators are indispensable and potentially life saving, especially in storm-prone regions of Texas and Florida. But they are ridiculously loud. Under full load, whole-house ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. The great Mr. Fix-It, Lou Manfredini, joins ...

Dear Brenda: A standby power supply may sound like a great idea, especially to homeowners who've shivered in the dark during power outages from recent winter storms. Peace of mind has a price, but if ...

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