The double-punch of the surprise May derecho and Hurricane Beryl spurred many Houstonians to consider backup power options. Even before this year’s natural disasters, one in four households in the ...

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 ...

Earlier this year, within the concluding post of a multi-part series that explored a not-as-advertised portable power generator, its already-broken-on-delivery bundled solar panel: I discussed the ...

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Gear-obsessed editors choose every product we review. We may earn commission if you buy from a link. Why Trust Us? Start by making a list of the devices and appliances you need to power and add up the ...

Homes traditionally run on power grids, but it isn't 100% reliable. Technical problems can happen at any time, high consumer demand leads to blackouts, and there's the occasional weather disturbance ...