"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." No one likes to be in the dark during a storm. Those who live in cities may not experience frequent power ...

Heath installs a generator transfer switch; Mark fixes a faulty brick lintel repair. Heath Eastman assists a homeowner who wants to hook up a generator to their home by installing a transfer switch to ...

When the power goes out because of a hurricane, a storm, or a problem with the electrical grid, portable generators and whole-house generators will do the same important task: provide electricity ...

When the lights go out, a portable generator can feel like a lifeline, but if you rush the startup, you can end up staring at ...

Belco has urged residents to make sure their generators are connected properly after cases of ‘back feeding’ into the electricity supplier’s tramsmission and distribution system. This evening a ...

With less than a month left in the 2021 hurricane season, homeowners are counting the days until they can stop thinking about evacuation plans, water supplies and generators. But if the past few years ...

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