Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Photo Credit: iStock After a natural disaster, it may be tempting to run a generator inside your house until power is back up and ...

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission is scrutinizing the V.C. Summer Power Plant in South Carolina more closely after it determined problems with a backup generator had not been properly identified ...

Power grids in the U.S. are becoming less reliable, and in order to avoid costly outages, data center operators are being forced to rely more on their on-site backup power systems. The vast majority ...

Robbie and Jillian Lee have seen firsthand how Louisianans’ increasing reliance on a new breed of powerful home generators can go horribly wrong. Advertised as rock-solid protection against the ...

When thousands of gallons of diesel fuel spilled into Baltimore’s Inner Harbor from Johns Hopkins Hospital on June 4, it didn’t just contaminate the waterfront and threaten aquatic habitat. It also ...

To get the best efficiency for my battery backup system I want to make sure that the backup battery is large enough to cope with at least twice the total amp hours required in my calculations. So, in ...

A storm is raging outdoors, but you and your family are safely tucked away in your cozy home ... that is, until the power goes out. You don't ...