When the power cuts out, panic sets in fast. Lights go off, the house goes quiet, and suddenly you’re forced to decide what ...

This weekend’s storms knocked out power for thousands of people in the Puget Sound area. During a disaster situation, electric power can sometimes be out for hours. Other times, it can be out for days ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The Pacific hurricane season got a running start with Hurricane Agatha. Now, remnants of Agatha could reform, kicking off the Atlantic hurricane season. Chances are better for ...

From rolling blackouts in California to windstorms toppling forests (and power lines) in Washington State; hurricanes devastating communities along the eastern seaboard to electrical grid failures in ...

The 1800W continuous output handles most household essentials. Your refrigerator keeps running during an outage so you don’t lose a freezer full of food; your space heater keeps one room comfortable ...

The power just went out—again. As you dig around for candles and wonder whether your laptop is fully charged, you think, “I’m finally going to get a generator.” Let’s say you want a generator that can ...

These are the best portable generators from Consumer Reports' tests, including top-scoring recreational and inverter generators with lifesaving features.

An electrical engineer is warning consumers that not all generators are created equal, and many of the smaller, cheaper ones ...

Thinking about getting a generator? You're not alone, and for good reason. On average, U.S. electricity customers experienced just over seven hours of power interruptions in 2021, according to the U.S ...

Hurricane Milton howled across the Florida peninsula on Thursday, tearing a path of destruction from the Gulf of Mexico to the Atlantic, killing at least eight people and knocking out power to ...