The double-punch of the surprise May derecho and Hurricane Beryl spurred many Houstonians to consider backup power options. Even before this year’s natural disasters, one in four households in the ...

There are a lot of different kinds of personal power generators on the market these days, but these models show what propane ...

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 ...

Choosing a portable generator for camping is less stressful once you’ve taken the time to understand what you’ll need and compared models within your budget.

Winter storms, particularly when ice is in the forecast, can lead to widespread power outages, which could leave homes dark and cold for days. With snow and ice likely across the state this weekend, ...

In this file photo, Max and Kate Gaskins. with their three-month-old daughter Lana, fill a cooler with perishables after their Raleigh street lost power on Feb. 26, 2015, after a winter storm dumped ...