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Generator vs Power Station: Which Backup Do You Buy?

Gas generator or battery power station? The honest fork: cost per kWh, carbon monoxide, fuel logistics, noise, and the outage length where the answer flips.

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  1. Sizing

    How Many Watts Do You Actually Need in a Blackout?

    Add up your real outage load — with honest duty cycles and inverter losses — then see which power stations actually cover it. Interactive calculator included.

  2. Storm prep

    The Texas Storm Power Prep Guide (ERCOT Edition)

    A Texan engineer's power checklist for hurricane season and freeze events: what to do 72 hours out, day-of, mid-outage, and after — with ERCOT's own signals.

  3. Whole-house

    Whole-House Battery Backup Without Solar: The Real Math

    You don't need panels to back up a house with batteries. What whole-house actually requires, what it costs in 2026, and the tax-credit change stale guides miss.