Blackouts happen, and generators can make them a lot less awful. But what kind of generator do you need, and how powerful does it have to be? Here’s how to tell.

Generators typically fall into one of two categories: those designed to provide emergency power after an outage, and recreational generators, which you’d take to a tailgate or campsite to run a few ...

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Measured at 23 and 50 feet from the generator. We recommend hearing protection for standing close by the unit while it's running. The presence and responsiveness of built-in CO-sensing technology to ...