Introduction: When sudden outages hit because of wild weather, an old power grid, or soaring electricity use, most homeowners ...

As a culture, we often place our eggs in the wrong basket of technology. We’re confident the most contemporary Doppler radar systems can tell us the details of the next thunderstorm, heat wave, or ...

Versatility: Portable generators work well for a wider variety of tasks than a dedicated standby generator. In addition to backup home power, you can use it to run outdoor electric tools, equipment at ...

Portable generators have become fairly common and their popularity will likely increase as extreme weather events become a more regular part of daily life. Anyone who lives in a suburban area often ...

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 ...

As a point of reference, the continuous energy use of an average U.S. home is 1.23kW. Based on that, a one-battery SimpliPHI 6.6 system delivers 10.8 hours at 50% backup load. A two-battery system ...

To get the best efficiency for my battery backup system I want to make sure that the backup battery is large enough to cope with at least twice the total amp hours required in my calculations. So, in ...

The new Jackery Solar Generator 5000 Plus offers whole home backup, hooks into your existing solar system and is packed with features at a reasonable price. Ajay has worked in tech journalism for over ...

It never hurts to be prepared for the worst. EcoFlow makes preparation even easier with its Whole-home Backup Power Solution. It’s exactly as the name sounds — it’s a standalone backup power setup ...