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 ...

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

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When you lose power, a whole-house generator keeps your home’s systems up and running. Some are permanently installed to power your home in an emergency, while others are portable for off-grid camping ...

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 ...

A home generator can be a lifesaver when the power goes out. With more extreme weather conditions increasing the frequency of power outages, it's not a bad idea to install one in your home. But can a ...

While problems with the power grid aren’t new, electric whole-home backup systems are. Having emergency power on hand is a great idea, but power banks are also expensive, hard to move, and get in the ...

Homes traditionally run on power grids, but it isn't 100% reliable. Technical problems can happen at any time, high consumer demand leads to blackouts, and there's the occasional weather disturbance ...

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.” Portable generators are standalone ...

A group of recently completed homes in the Third Ward appear to be typical of new construction in Houston — high ceilings, walk-in closets, modern fixtures. Step into their garages, though, and ...