Based on federal safety guidelines, we outline four important but easy steps to ensure the safe operation of your portable ...

ROMEOVILLE, Ill. - With hurricane season just around the corner, homeowners are buying portable generators in record numbers, says Jon Hoch, founder of ElectricGeneratorsDirect.com. However, very few ...

Editors note: A version of this story ran in October 2015. As Tropical Storm Isaias has already left nearly 1 million New Jerseyans without power Tuesday, many folks will be firing up their generators ...

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 ...

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

Q: While we were preparing for Hurricane Irma, my son told me I should not use my portable generator to power my TV and computer. Is this true? A: It's impossible to say without more specific ...

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CLEVELAND, September 12, 2025--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Millions of people rely on portable generators as sources of secondary power when natural disasters cut off the electrical supply from the power grid.