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According to experts, between the years 2000 and 2019, extreme weather events have become more frequent, as has the devastation they often bring with them. The terrible Los Angeles fires from January ...

The double-punch of the surprise May derecho and Hurricane Beryl spurred many Houstonians to consider backup power options. Even before this year’s natural disasters, one in four households in the ...

When winter strays farther south than usual, at top of mind for many Texans is electricity, especially after 2021's blizzard knocked out power to much of the state and killed hundreds. The National ...

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As heat waves, powerful storms and wildfires continue to threaten electrical grids, more people are turning to generators to ride out increasingly frequent and longer-lasting power outages. But ...