One of the best safety nets homeowners can give themselves is a whole-house generator. This type of generator instantly powers on during an outage, providing electricity for lights, refrigerators, air ...

AUSTIN, Texas — Austinites are doing what they can to protect themselves this winter in the event of another freeze. According to a report from KVUE's media partners at the Austin American-Statesman, ...

To get the best efficiency for my battery backup system I want to make sure that the backup battery is large enough to cope with at least twice the total amp hours required in my calculations. So, in ...

Will my home value increase if I install a generator? Home generators have a sole purpose; to provide power to your home when your electric company cannot. Loss of power can simply be a result of a ...

In the wake of Hurricane Ida, hundreds of thousands of people across the southern U.S. were left without power. However, some were able to stay on the grid thanks to the help of in-home generators.

Article 445 of the National Electrical Code (NEC) provides the electrical installation requirements that apply specifically to generators. A generator is basically a motor that is driven by a motive ...