Our editor-tested and researched portable and whole-home options keep appliances and other essentials running during an ...

From coastal storms to grid stress, U.S. homeowners are discovering that a smart home is only as reliable as the power behind it. This article explores how a whole home generator can become the ...

A portable generator will keep your fridge running and lights on when a power outage strikes. But if you live in an area where extreme weather is common, then it may make sense to invest in a ...

Days before last weekend's winter storm arrived, I began getting anxious about the possibility of an ice storm and major power outages. I kept recalling the catastrophic ice storms of December 2000 ...

MOBILE APP. ALSO AT WAPT.COM, A HOUSE FIRE IN RANKIN COUNTY IS RAISING CONCERNS ABOUT HEATERS AND GENERATOR SAFETY DURING WINTER WEATHER. A HOME CAUGHT FIRE ON SANDBAR ROAD NEAR THE HINDS COUNTY LINE.

If you often lose power where you live, whether because of seasonal storms such as hurricanes or due to problems with the electrical grid, having a whole-house generator can be very convenient. It ...

A major winter storm is expected to bring significant ice, sleet, and freezing rain to the South Carolina Upstate. Officials are urging residents to prepare for hazardous travel and widespread power ...

In this file photo, Max and Kate Gaskins. with their three-month-old daughter Lana, fill a cooler with perishables after their Raleigh street lost power on Feb. 26, 2015, after a winter storm dumped ...

Weather is unpredictable. Strong winds, ice buildup or storms — as well as wildfires or drunk drivers colliding with utility poles — can wreak havoc on power lines, resulting in outages that may last ...