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 ...

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From rolling blackouts in California to windstorms toppling forests (and power lines) in Washington State; hurricanes devastating communities along the eastern seaboard to electrical grid failures in ...

Ryobi makes plenty of good tools to have for a winter storm, but you will have a hard time finding one more useful and versatile than the 6500-Watt Generator. This portable powerhouse delivers 8,125 ...

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Generators typically fall into one of two categories: those designed to provide emergency power after an outage, and recreational generators, which you’d take to a tailgate or campsite to run a few ...

Home generators are effective options to power appliances and other electronics during an outage, but it’s important to keep generator safety in mind. Improper use of a portable generator can cause ...

The design of an emergency power design extends beyond just the electrical aspects of the electrical generation and load transfer equipment. In the event a generator fails to start or enter an ...

The largest power generator at El Paso Electric’s largest power plant is finally online. The $211 million generator began operating at the end of December, producing enough electricity to supply about ...