Determining the right size home standby generator (HSB) for your home is the first step in protecting your family from power outages but it can also be intimidating. Both generators and the appliances in your home use watts (or kilowatts for 1,000 watts) to denote how much electricity they make or use.The below calculator is designed to add up the electrical appliances in your home to figure out what size natural gas or propane generator will be right for you.

Choosing the Right Standby Generator

Once you calculate your power needs and requirements, you are ready to move forward by selecting other important factors unique and relevant to your home. Homeowners should carefully consider that if you have too small a unit, home appliances may not operate, and a too-large unit is wasteful and inefficient.

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