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

Solar panels can only generate electricity; they can’t store it, so you must pair them with a stand-alone battery bank or a power station. For home emergency power (for a few hours of power), we ...

Solar panels can only generate electricity; they can’t store it, so you must pair them with a stand-alone battery bank or a power station. For home emergency power (for a few hours of power), we ...

Editor's Note — September 24, 2025: We checked our recommendations to verify that they are still in stock and competitively priced. We’ve also added another standby generator, the Generac Guardian ...

Before purchasing a solar generator for home backup, it’s important to first assess if you want a full solar generator setup (power station + solar panels), or if it would be more cost effective to ...