EXETER, R.I. (WJAR) — Officials in Exeter say the suspected improper use of portable generators jeopardized the safety of public works crews and ultimately delayed restoration efforts on a town road.

Portable generators are useful for a lot of things, from providing power during camping trips to delivering power to job sites to backing up critical circuits in your home during an emergency. They’re ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Plugging a double ended extension cord into an outlet on your generator and then into your wall creates backfeeding, a dangerous ...

CLEVELAND--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Millions of people rely on portable generators as sources of secondary power when natural disasters cut off the electrical supply from the power grid. The Portable ...

Greenville Utilities is warning residents about safety when installing generators ahead of Hurricane Dorian. Electricians say when installing a generator, some residents may attempt to bac feed their ...

Learn how backfeed works, and how we can avoid the potentially disastrous consequences of unintentional backfeed. Backfeed is not inherently bad, but if line workers are unaware that a line is ...

Developed in collaboration with PG&E, TESCO's BPTM delivers safe, automatic backup power while eliminating transfer switches and backfeeding risks. As power outages due to extreme weather, grid ...