Whether you’re dealing with severe thunderstorms, natural disasters such as hurricanes and earthquakes or even an overworked electrical grid, there’s a lot of ways you can lose power in your home and there’s no telling when it might go out. In the first six months of 2014, there were 130 reported grid outages. Additionally, power outages are costing American businesses as much as $150 billion per year, the DOE reported, with weather-related disruptions costing the most per event.
When and if that happens, you want to make sure you’ve got a way to get power. A good way to do this is by getting a home generator. There are many types of generators available and it’s important to know the differences in them to figure out which one best fits your needs.
To determine the size of the generator needed, total the rated watts of the appliances and fixtures you will want to operate during an outage. Some loads are easy to determine—a 100-watt light bulb, for example, uses 100 watts. Te
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