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 ...

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 ...

The double-punch of the surprise May derecho and Hurricane Beryl spurred many Houstonians to consider backup power options. Even before this year’s natural disasters, one in four households in the ...

From rolling blackouts in California to windstorms toppling forests (and power lines) in Washington State; hurricanes devastating communities along the eastern seaboard to electrical grid failures in ...

With the growth of portable power stations as solar generators in the last decade, interest and competition has led to huge improvements in solar panel performance. When I began playing around with ...

We tested 20 solar generators to find the most versatile devices that can provide emergency backup power and fuel off-grid ...

Don't wait for an emergency to grab a battery backup system. Bluetti's powerful packs are as affordable as they get right now.

I'm in Tampa on my 5th day without power. I have a rechargeable battery and solar panels that meets my family's basic needs. I want to expand our offline power to increase our comfort the next time a ...

Every year, power stations and solar generators become a more essential part of your home emergency kit. I’ve already used mine during a blackout this year, and suspect they’ll continue to come in ...