Consumer Reports has no financial relationship with advertisers on this site. Sales of portable generators tend to spike around major storms, from just before to weeks afterward. But getting a ...

Nature's Generator, a leader in renewable and affordable home energy systems, has reached a major milestone. The company now has more than 3,000 installation partners across the United States. This ...

Alternators began to replace generators in modern cars in the 1960s thanks to how many advantages they offered for efficiency ...

Check each circuit by flipping the switch to the “off” position, then to the “gen” position. The lights or appliances on the circuit should go dead, then come back on. Do this one at a time and return ...

Whether it’s a hurricane, ice storm, even a wildfire, power outages seem to be happening more often and in more places. Maybe you’re thinking about buying a generator to keep the juice flowing. While ...

Q. I have questions about home backup power. Are manual transfer switches available in a range of maximum power to be transferred? Also, do they make automatic transfer switches that operate when no ...

The Switch, a manufacturer of permanent magnet generators and full-power converters, announced that its 8.6 MW permanent magnet generator (PMG) for offshore use passed initial no-load testing. The ...

Our editor-tested and researched portable and whole-home options keep appliances and other essentials running during an ...