Frank Paul never wanted to be without electricity again after losing power and heat for 12 hours during the February freeze. He knew hurricane season was on its way. So, Paul, 46, went shopping, ...

One of the best safety nets homeowners can give themselves is a whole-house generator. This type of generator instantly powers on during an outage, providing electricity for lights, refrigerators, air ...

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Over the past five years, my wife and I have built many outbuildings and tackled numerous projects around our homestead. First came the chicken coop, followed by a greenhouse, a garden, a dog kennel, ...

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 ...

Mike De Socio is a CNET contributor who writes about energy, personal finance, electric vehicles and climate change. He's also the author of the nonfiction book, "Morally Straight: How the Fight for ...

A generator can keep the lights on in your home during a power outage or can charge your phone when you’re camping. Generators turn mechanical energy into electrical energy and become a source of ...

Ashlyn is one of Forbes Home's in-house writers and a former civil engineer-turned content writer with over six years experience. Until recently, Ashlyn focused on creating content for Forbes Home as ...