Generators are noisy, smelly and high-maintenance. Battery-powered backups can keep fridges on for days, without the upkeep.

Blackouts happen, and generators can make them a lot less awful. But what kind of generator do you need, and how powerful does it have to be? Here’s how to tell.

When the grid goes dark, the difference between a calm night and a cascade of tripped breakers usually comes down to the order in which you bring your generator and circuits online. A backup unit that ...

Someone started a lively Reddit debate after sharing that new federal guidelines for the placement of stationary generators increased the required distance from homes from five feet to 25 feet. The ...

DECATUR, Ala. (WHNT) — As winter brings colder temperatures, some may be considering installing a permanent standby generator to take over in case of a power outage. Decatur Utilities warns that, ...

The Energy secretary wants to deploy diesel and gas generators as Americans face rising electricity bills. The Trump administration is floating the idea of using backup generators to add power to the ...

The massive data center buildout happening across the country is driving up energy prices for local communities, creating shortages and strains as AI companies hammer the grid with demand. To solve ...

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FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — The Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM) is holding a hearing at Ivy Tech’s campus on Thursday night to discuss a request for modification to the ...

In the world of data centers, ensuring a facility will be online 99.999 percent of the time, is everything. Access to power is the number one priority when developers are trying to figure out where to ...

Introduction: When sudden outages hit because of wild weather, an old power grid, or soaring electricity use, most homeowners feel the stress. Maybe it’s time to swap the noisy, fussy gas generator ...

Backup generators are gaining a new lease on life in data centers. For decades, they have been a rarely used part of the infrastructure, existing for those moments when other power sources fail. But ...