The best practice is to plug appliances and electronics directly into the generator. If you must use an extension cord, make ...

During a winter storm, a generator can help give your home or business power if electricity has been knocked out. But people ...

When using generators in severe weather, safety is crucial to prevent carbon monoxide poisoning, electrocution, and fire.

When winter strays farther south than usual, at top of mind for many Texans is electricity, especially after 2021’s blizzard ...

Lake-effect snow has descended once again and is expected to continue over the weekend. If you lose power, you may turn to a generator. Here's some safety tips.

Portable generators save food, power medical devices, and keep the lights on when the grid goes dark, but they also quietly ...

Details are still up in the air, but forecasters feel certain we're facing a significant winter storm this weekend. How prepared do you need to be?

With a winter storm approaching this weekend, officials are reminding people how to properly use generators during power ...

I discovered a little-known way to power your home during an outage - here's how ...

After Tropical Storm Helene brought strong winds and heavy rain around the Palmetto States, many South Carolinians are without power. According to the United States Power Outage Map, an ongoing ...

Mike De Socio is a CNET contributor who writes about energy, personal finance, electric vehicles and climate change. He's also the author of the nonfiction book, "Morally Straight: How the Fight for ...