Offering up to 20,000 watts, costing between $2,000 and $6,000, and weighing anywhere between 350 and 600 pounds, home standby generators are installed permanently next to your house.

In our hands-on test, the Anker F3800 Plus easily handled the combined load of a miter saw, table saw, blender, and space ...

Our experts have tested generators with capacities as low as 200 watts and as high as 20,000 or more. Here’s a look at how many watts various devices in the home will use in approximately one hour.

If you’re looking for full power, you will want to invest in at least a 20,000-watt generator; this also goes for people with exceptionally large homes or families, which will use more power ...

The generator runs on gasoline with 3,000 to 8,500 watts, according to Consumer Reports. Some of the models will offer electric starting, but the battery required for the electric start may not be ...

Picking a generator depends mainly on the size of your home and what you wish to power. The average house will take at least 5,000 to 7,500 watts to run only the most critical equipment—think ...

And if you want whole-house power, a permanently-installed standby generator that provides up to 20,000 watts can make you forget there’s a storm outside.