The hands-off nature of today’s most powerful, durable, and quiet standby generator means homeowners don’t really need to think about the inner workings of the machine. Still, understanding the basics ...

Many homeowners are surprised to learn that most solar systems stop working during an outage — even on sunny days. That’s why many people add a backup generator (or solar batteries) to make sure their ...

Customers of Portland General Electric are lending their standby generators to the utility for 200 hours a year in a unique distributed generation program. The utility is not buying power from ...

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The Expert (Nick Hilden): I’m a freelance journalist and reviewer who’s reviewed backup generators of all shapes and sizes ...