As power outages become more common, purchasing a home generator may be a top priority. Use this as a guide before you make the investment.

Propane. For a portable generator, you’d need four to eight 20-lb. propane tanks on hand to run the generator for 24 hours—a lot of grill tanks. Larger cylinders are available.

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We calculated how much it would cost households with varying energy consumptions to run petrol generators during stage 1 to stage 8 load-shedding.

Paying attention to your generator's engine, fuel, oil, and other supplies will help you keep your generator running for years and ready when you need it. But whatever fuel your generator uses ...

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It's about time to prepare for summer by selecting a home battery or generator that can make sure your air conditioning stays up and running.

To calculate how much fuel a generator will use during the various stages of load-shedding, we used average estimates of energy consumption per month for different household sizes.