Many homeowners are surprised to learn that most solar systems stop working during an outage — even on sunny days. That’s why many people add a backup generator (or solar batteries) to make sure their ...

With the rise in weather events, a home generator is a critical resource for many households. According to the US Department of Energy figures, power outages caused by severe weather have doubled in ...

If you experience regular power outages or live somewhere that's considered high risk for disasters such as hurricanes or fires, a home generator or large power bank may be worth investing in. Both ...

EAST LONGMEADOW, Mass. (WWLP) – Winter weather can sometimes lead to power outages, which many people throughout Franklin County experienced earlier this week. Although we’re experiencing an overall ...

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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 ...

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 ...

Last month’s derecho knocked out power to Richard Holmes’ Memorial neighborhood for seven days — but for less than a minute at his 13,200 square-foot home. While hundreds of thousands of CenterPoint ...