From portable battery banks and generators to larger home systems, there are many backup power choices to consider as extreme weather ramps up and outages happen more often and last longer.

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Editor’s Note—July 2026: In addition to checking up on our current list, we’ve added the recently reviewed Bluetti Elite 300, which is well suited for use as backup power for a small RV or pop-up ...

Over the past few weeks we've looked at the humble digital caliper, a tool that makes measuring easy, if not fun; a vacuum purge and refill kit that helps ensure your cooling system is properly ...

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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 ...

People who refer to the battery packs as "generators" need to be tarred, feathered, and shot. They are NOT generators. They are storage devices for electricity, along with electrical conversions to ...

The EcoFlow Delta is a new battery generator available on Kickstarter with incredible features claimed. Most are true, some are not. Devices like the Delta offer incredible battery storage capacity.