Guides

Medical backup power

How to Keep Your CPAP Running Through a Power Outage

Exact CPAP wattage by machine, the humidifier-off math that doubles your runtime, and how many outage-nights a power station actually buys you.

Updated September 30, 2026

Hurricane prep

The Hurricane Power Prep Guide (Gulf Coast Edition)

A multi-day outage checklist for Gulf Coast hurricane season: pre-storm charging, mid-outage rationing, and the week Beryl left Houston without power.

Updated October 7, 2026

Buying decisions

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.

Updated October 7, 2026

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.

Updated October 7, 2026

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.

Updated October 7, 2026

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.

Updated September 30, 2026