"For somebody who's motivated to get a generator, they're also motivated to get a battery," Jigar Shah, director of the Department of Energy's Loan Programs Office, told CNET.

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Compared with generators, battery back-up systems are quieter, less prone to breaking down, cleaner (no carbon monoxide fumes), and more affordable to run since they don’t depend on fuel.

The main options for backup sources of power are either installing a generator, which runs on fuel, or a backup battery, which stores electricity for when you might need it— and these two ...

Portable generators, which require the homeowner to refuel and maintain them, start around $400 and go up to $5,000, Hope said. Most people would be well-served by a generator in the $800 to ...

In a concept straight out of The Matrix, researchers have developed a wearable device that uses the human body as a battery. The device, developed at the University of Colorado Boulder, is ...

At the house, firefighters said they found several fire hazards, including the portable generator with charging lithium ion batteries, solar panels on the roof and yard, loose wiring, hoarding ...

It's called the Ramcharger, a pickup that can travel 145 miles on electricity, with a 3.6-liter V6 gas-powered engine linked to a generator that can recharge the battery while the truck is moving.

EHR HiPower solar generator; image via United Rentals. United Rentals is now the first major rental company to offer mobile micro grid battery power to its North American fleet of rental equipment.