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Anytime there’s a major winter storm, there are reports of homeowners being seriously injured or even losing their lives when they use their gas generator improperly. In fact, backup power generators ...

For years, I used a gas generator as backup power during outages, whether they were expected or unexpected blackouts. I recently replaced the gas generator with a battery-powered one. While both serve ...