When a sudden power outage leaves your entire neighborhood in darkness, you know you're not the only one scrambling to find flashlights, but what if you never had to experience that inconvenience? At ...

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Thinking of installing a home generator, but unsure about how exactly to connect it to your home? We get it: There’s a lot that goes into finding and setting one of these babies up, and you want to ...

Nobody wants to deal with a power outage. Aside from the aggravation of not having access to the internet, it can also cause serious problems like spoiling food, or extreme temperatures during summer ...

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 ...

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 ...

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As the cold and windy weather takes over, power outages can become a concern. If you don’t want to be left in the dark, there are some benefits that come along with whole home generators. This is not ...

Learn how to make a magnet motor generator at home with our step-by-step guide! This video will walk you through the entire ...