Ashlyn is one of Forbes Home's in-house writers and a former civil engineer-turned content writer with over six years experience. Until recently, Ashlyn focused on creating content for Forbes Home as ...

Generators are an important aspect of most homesteads and off grid living. Our smallest generator is a 3500 watt portable unit that we use to top off our batteries or haul around the property for ...

Homes traditionally run on power grids, but it isn't 100% reliable. Technical problems can happen at any time, high consumer demand leads to blackouts, and there's the occasional weather disturbance ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Home generators can be a ...

Will my home value increase if I install a generator? Home generators have a sole purpose; to provide power to your home when your electric company cannot. Loss of power can simply be a result of a ...

Nobody wants to deal with a power outage. Aside from the aggravation of not having access to the internet, it can also cause serious problems like spoiling food, or extreme temperatures during summer ...

As the cold and windy weather takes over, power outages can become a concern. If you don’t want to be left in the dark, there are some benefits that come along with whole home generators. This is not ...

Mike De Socio is a CNET contributor who writes about energy, personal finance, electric vehicles and climate change. He's also the author of the nonfiction book, "Morally Straight: How the Fight for ...