Champion’s 4,750-watt generator has enough capacity to run three or four critical 120-volt circuits in your home during an ...

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Whether it’s due to a heat wave, hurricane, or human error, a power outage is a major life interruption. WiFi goes out, food ...

Consumer Reports has no financial relationship with advertisers on this site. Consumer Reports has no financial relationship with advertisers on this site. When the power goes out, a generator is the ...

Portable generators have become fairly common and their popularity will likely increase as extreme weather events become a more regular part of daily life. Anyone who lives in a suburban area often ...

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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 ...

It's about time to prepare for summer by selecting a home battery or generator that can make sure your air conditioning stays up and running. Batteries and generators provide the same basic service, ...

More people want a backup, portable generator to have on hand for emergency situations. An alternative source of power can help a household stay put when faraway wildfire or smoke has caused high ...

After Hurricane Ike knocked out electricity to most of Houston in 2008, my 83-year-old father fired up his portable generator, running extension cords through an open kitchen window to a handful of ...

A safer, cleaner, and more energy-efficient way to maintain power during emergencies is to install a solar backup battery system for your home. While standard backup generators run on gas and emit ...

— Recommendations are independently chosen by Reviewed’s editors. Purchases you make through our links may earn us a commission. Power outages can happen in an instant and without any warning. Not ...