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If you bought a portable Generac generator, check the model number. A recall has been issued for the Generac GP15000E and GP17500E portable generators due to safety hazards. Thursday's announcement ...

Portable generators are useful in an outage or emergency. However, some everyday appliances will suffer damage or stop ...

Ideally, you don’t use your portable generator often. But you don’t want this key piece of emergency equipment to let you down when you need it. How can you make sure your generator is always ready to ...

As covered in my previous blog post, all diesel-powered generators should be loaded to at least 30% of their standby nameplate rating when exercised during their monthly test. If the connected load ...

When the power goes out because of a hurricane, a storm, or a problem with the electrical grid, portable generators and whole-house generators will do the same important task: provide electricity ...