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 ...

As part of our August cover package, "Facing Down Disaster," senior home editor Roy Berendsohn already told you how to plan ahead for power in the advent of disaster—and which portable electrical ...

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