The risk of grid blackouts is rising, and the Department of Energy said weather-related power outages due to extreme weather rose by 80% in the United States from 2011 through 2023. With the U.S. grid ...

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Generac is a big name in home generators, but it’s also offered a home battery for years. Now it’s launching the second generation of that home battery with a more powerful output. The current model ...

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 ...

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When Hurricane Beryl tore through the Houston area, it knocked out electricity to nearly 85% of CenterPoint’s customers. While plenty of Houston residents have turned to home generators as a backup, ...

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 ...

The last day of Amazon Prime Day is here. If you’re bracing for summer storms and outages, now is the time to save on backup power solutions with big discounts on power generators, portable power ...

Generators come in all sizes, but when you need power for camping or tailgating, or to power tools when you’re too far from an outlet, a large one meant for home backup is just too much. Power ...