Plus an alternative that could save you hundreds of dollars By Paul Hope, Allen St. John Sales of portable generators tend to spike around major storms. But getting a portable generator up and running ...

Whether it’s a hurricane, an ice storm, or even a wildfire, power outages seem to be happening more often and in more places. Maybe you’re thinking about buying a generator to keep the juice flowing.

Think of a transfer switch as a miniature circuit breaker ... you can overload the wiring and fry your electronics. Second, if you’re running a generator to your panel without an interlock device, you ...