When the power fails, you expect your generator to hum steadily in the background, not to spend the night tripping breakers and burning through fuel for almost no useful power. The most common culprit ...

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 ...

Both provide electricity during an outage—the choice comes down to convenience, price, and power A portable generator (left) is much less expensive than a permanently installed whole-house model ...