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Portable generators are vital to the building trades, acting as a convenient, easy-to-move source of spot power on job sites. However, like any tool, safe and proper use is critical to a safe outcome.

For more than a decade, Consumer Reports has been advocating for improved portable generator safety. As part of that effort, CR has endorsed a bill by Rep. Bobby Rush (D-Ill.) to require the Consumer ...

Portable generators are useful in an outage or emergency. However, some everyday appliances will suffer damage or stop ...

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At its monthly meeting, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) approved an extreme cold weather reliability standard for generator owners and operators but directed the North American ...

Is Your Generator Too Loud? Here’s How You Can Measure Decibels and Reduce the Noise.