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 ...

The demand for generators for whole-house use varies based on weather conditions, market, and region. Homeowners will want to note the size of their house and electrical panel so they don’t buy more ...

Learn how to prepare your home and safely connect a backup generator for power during outages from extreme weather or utility ...

I looked at two whole house generators to install on my property, a Kohler generator and a Generac generator. In the end I decided to purchase the Kohler generator because it had a key feature that ...

Blackouts happen, and generators can make them a lot less awful. But what kind of generator do you need, and how powerful does it have to be? Here’s how to tell.

Both provide electricity during an outage—the choice comes down to convenience, price, and power A portable generator (left) is much less expensive than a permanently installed whole-house model ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...