Neglect your leaf blower, and you'll be raking up everything. Shrug off maintaining the snow blower, and you'll be shoveling. But ignoring your portable generator means your home goes dark when the ...

I understand that our natural-gas furnace will not operate during power blackouts because there is no power to the electric fan. Power to the furnace is via a direct line; there is no plug. Given ...

Dear Action Line: When the power went out (again) due to ice on limbs, I noticed neighbors had portable generators going and steam coming from furnace stacks. I'd never thought of generating power for ...

With power outages widespread during this bought of severe winter weather, knowing how to operate a generator safely is paramount. According to the Office of Cybersecurity, Energy Security and ...