Customers of Portland General Electric are lending their standby generators to the utility for 200 hours a year in a unique distributed generation program. The utility is not buying power from ...

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"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." The power just went out—again. As you dig around for candles and wonder whether your laptop is fully ...

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 ...

Home standby generators from companies like Champion, Generac, and Kohler are pricey, but they provide immediate backup power ...

A severe storm swept through the far west of New South Wales last week leaving more than 10,000 properties without power. A backup diesel generator is supplying Broken Hill with power, but planned ...