Champion’s 4,750-watt generator has enough capacity to run three or four critical 120-volt circuits in your home during an ...

Cleary advises homeowners to think about generator capacity in two ways: essential coverage and whole-home coverage.

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"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." The power just went out—again. As you dig around for candles and wonder whether your laptop is fully ...

One of the best safety nets homeowners can give themselves is a whole-house generator. This type of generator instantly powers on during an outage, providing electricity for lights, refrigerators, air ...

Q: I plan to install a backup generator for power outages. How do I determine what size I need? Would it make economic sense to just use one all the time? A: Smaller portable or large whole-house ...

Energy analysts and environmentalists say diesel generators are expensive, noisy, highly polluting and exempt from Clean Air ...

What determines the right generator size for your home when the power goes out? According to a HelloNation article, it is not ...

The declining reliability of the U.S. electric grid has resulted in a surge in sales of home generators. This photo, from 2006, shows John Kelly of Kelly Generators with two examples of Generac ...