Southeast 10930 W. Potter Rd. Some consumers prepare for the possibility of power outages by buying an electric generator as a standby system to keep lights and appliances running until service is restored. A generator may be able to save food in your refrigerator or freezer during a prolonged outage, let you keep your home office running, or power other essential equipment.
Generators can be expensive and noisy.
They can also pose serious safety hazards to you and to others, so please follow all safety instructions provided by the manufacturer. Customers with a permanently installed or portable generator should not connect it to another power source, such as your electric company's power lines. For safety's sake, be sure to use your generator correctly. If you don't, you risk damaging your property and endangering your life and the lives of electric company line workers who may be working on power lines some distance from your home. When a generator is permanently connected to your home's electrical system, it energizes the building's wiring.