Solar panels can only generate electricity; they can’t store it, so you must pair them with a stand-alone battery bank or a power station. For home emergency power (for a few hours of power), we ...

A few hours without power we can deal with, but when it's days or longer we need help. 5 On Your Side's Monica Laliberte checks out portable generators and safer ways to connect them. A few hours ...

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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 ...

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 ...

Many residents have come to rely on portable generators, especially during hurricane season. Lee County Electric Company highlights the importance of proper connection to ensure safety. Generators can ...

As covered in my previous blog post, all diesel-powered generators should be loaded to at least 30% of their standby nameplate rating when exercised during their monthly test. If the connected load ...

We’re in the home stretch of this year, and temperatures are dropping fast. With the threat of winter storms knocking the grid offline, now is a perfect time to pick up a portable generator or power ...