Why your portable generator might fail (and how you can prevent it!)
August 5, 2024
With strong weather events seemingly becoming more common, it makes sense that more and more American homeowners are purchasing home generators.
Storms, an unreliable electrical grid and the necessity of power to run our homes (and businesses), it just makes sense that the purchase of a home generator is a priority for many families.
As we shift to electric vehicles and work and play more and more at home, it is more of a need than a want for many.
According to Fortune Business Insights, the U.S. Generator Sales Market is valued at more than $6 billion in 2023. It’s expected to grow to $10 billion by 2032.
Being prepared for outages is important for many homeowners and it’s a good thing that people are taking this preparedness into their own hands should there be a blackout or emergency that disrupts electrical service.
While the grid should be sturdy enough to make standby generators unnecessary for many, the fact is that just isn’t true today.
And as electrical use grows and regulations lag, home generators can be a good stopgap for many.
Most people want to keep their home or business running during a blackout and there are many different types of generators at different price points to meet your needs.
You’ll want to consider what you want to power, what kind of fuel source you want to utilize and your budget.
There are three basic generators for home use, including whole house generators, portable generators and inverter generators.
A whole house generator is ideal to power your entire house seamlessly during an outage, while a portable generator can run some things at your home but probably not larger systems like your HVAC. And an inverter generator is good for powering some outdoor systems or for camping, and they are smaller and portable – and often quiet.
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