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 ...

Joshua Nguyen sits in the doorway of his uncle’s Tuan Do’s home as he waits for him to come home to his wrecked house on Drolmond Rd. in North Raleigh. The storm tracked more than 200 miles inland in ...

Now that spring has sprung, it’s the perfect time to pick up those outdoor power tools you’ve been eyeing. Whether you’re outfitting your toolshed with an electric lawn mower, chainsaw, or leaf blower ...

The best tip for buying a portable home generator: Don’t wait until the lights go out. Whether you live in a place at the mercy of snowstorms, hurricanes, heat waves, or an outdated electric grid, a ...

In the event of a power surge or minor outage that lasts only for a few minutes, the biggest hassle is resetting the clocks on all of your appliances. However, prolonged power outages that last hours ...

Portable generators allow you the freedom to use your RV in places that lack power or take electronics with you on your tent camping trip. A movie night in the woods is a pretty attractive idea, and ...

Both provide electricity during an outage—the choice comes down to convenience, price, and power A portable generator (left) ...

"It’s super quiet and really doesn’t use a lot of gas." ...

Having a backup generator is a good idea in general. That’s the case even more so now, given the risk of exposure to the coronavirus if you were forced to leave your home because of a power outage ...

If a hurricane or tropical storm hits North Carolina this season — and forecasters say there’s a better-than-average chance one will — depending on the damage, your house could be without power for ...