Based on federal safety guidelines, we outline four important but easy steps to ensure the safe operation of your portable ...

Both provide electricity during an outage—the choice comes down to convenience, price, and powerA portable generator (left) ...

Q: While we were preparing for Hurricane Irma, my son told me I should not use my portable generator to power my TV and computer. Is this true? A: It's impossible to say without more specific ...

This article was published in partnership with ProPublica, a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power, and The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan local newsroom that informs and ...

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. Saying that manufacturers failed to make generators safer, the Consumer ...