About BuyAGenerator
BuyAGenerator.com is an educational learning center for backup power—generators, solar and battery tradeoffs, and outage planning for homeowners. Calm decision guides help you size loads, compare chassis types, and prepare before the next storm—not during it.
Who we are
BuyAGenerator is an independent educational publisher. We are not a dealer, installer, or manufacturer. Our guides help readers size loads, compare portable and standby options, and plan outages without storm-panic copy or invented urgency.
Guides are attributed to BuyAGenerator Editorial—the site byline used on our core INDEX deepeners. We do not invent personal credentials, fake lab roles, or hands-on test scores we have not earned.
In short: clearer backup-power decisions via worksheets, decision tables, and official safety references—not brochure roundups.
What we publish
Core INDEX cornerstone guides:
- Generator Sizing Guide — running vs surge watts, nameplate worksheets, priority-load layers
- Portable vs Standby Generators for 2026 — ownership, transfer path, and when each chassis wins
- Battery Backup vs Generator — runtime honesty and 2026 incentive reality
- Power Outage Checklist for Homeowners (2026) — people and CO first
- Best Home Generator Types for 2026 — portable, inverter, dual-fuel, standby map
- Portable Power Stations vs Gas Generators — quiet indoor hours vs fueled days
Planning tools (sizing and runtime estimators) are educational estimators—not licensed load studies. Outage and safety framing points to Ready.gov, USFA, FDA/USDA, IRS, and CPSC where those agencies are authoritative.
How we research
Our research process is desk-first and transparent about what we have and have not tested:
- Manufacturer specifications and manuals — nameplates, continuous vs surge ratings, transfer and placement notes from the product literature.
- Official public guidance — Ready.gov outage prep, USFA carbon monoxide and placement guidance, FDA food-safety notes during outages, IRS incentive FAQs when credits are discussed.
- Cross-checks — competing product claims against independent published testing when it exists. When we have not hands-on tested a unit, we say so rather than invent scores.
- Worked worksheets and decision tables — preference for scenarios and load lists over model roundups that go stale in a season.
We name sources and update cadence rather than claiming a private lab we do not operate.
What we do not do
- We do not sell generators or take installer kickbacks on the promise of this page.
- We do not publish fake urgency, invented test scores, or expired federal credit math as if it were current.
- We do not backfeed DIY instructions that conflict with code or safety-agency guidance.
- We are not a substitute for a licensed electrician, AHJ, or clinician—especially for medical equipment or hardwired transfer work.
How often we update
Core INDEX guides are reviewed at least twice yearly—before summer storm season and before winter—or sooner when rules, incentives, or major model classes change. Each guide shows a visible Last updated date (and optional Reviewed line) in the article chrome so freshness is not left to an “Updated for 2026” eyebrow alone.
Corrections are welcome: email hello@buyagenerator.com. We prefer fixing the page over leaving stale guidance live.
Contact
Reach the editorial desk at hello@buyagenerator.com or use the Contact page.
Good topics: sizing questions, corrections, broken links, and content suggestions. Include property type, the loads that must stay on, and whether you are comparing generators, solar, batteries, or a hybrid—so replies can stay useful.
Last updated: September 28, 2026.