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A home standby generator is a luxury, and for some people a necessity. Also known as whole-house generators or stationary generators, these units cost about $2,000 to $5,000. And the professional ...

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(NAPSI)-Portable generators are readily available from many retailers and home centers, they’re familiar to users and thus easy to operate, and they store easily in a shed or garage. However, ...

Q: We sometimes have electric power outages. To keep things running, I plan to buy an emergency generator. What are available and are they efficient? A: The most effective and convenient types of home ...

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 ...

As winter brings colder temperatures, some may be considering installing a permanent standby generator to take over in case ...

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