The hands-off nature of today’s most powerful, durable, and quiet standby generator means homeowners don’t really need to think about the inner workings of the machine. Still, understanding the basics ...

Over the millennia, the phenomenon known as electricity has meant different things to different people. In ancient societies, electricity—or more specifically lightning—was inspiration for some of the ...

Every generator and power station has two numbers listed on it: starting watts (sometimes called surge or peak watts) and running watts. Both refer to how much power a generator can deliver, whether ...

So, I want to make a small hand-operated electric generator with my kids just to kind of show them how this kind of thing works. I understand the basics, but there are some things I want to do that I ...

The power just went out—again. As you dig around for candles and wonder whether your laptop is fully charged, you think, “I’m finally going to get a generator.” Let’s say you want a generator that can ...