ATS is a piece of hardware that automatically shifts the electrical load from primary power supply to a backup or standby ...

As heatwaves intensify and storms grow more severe, the risk of prolonged power outages continues to climb. Forecasters ...

With a transfer switch (about $500 to $900 to install, including labor), you’ll have one connection to make—plugging one end of a cable into the generator and the other into a dedicated box ...

This simultaneously establishes a connection between your generator and those essential circuits you re-routed into the transfer switch panel, all with a guaranteed disconnection from the grid.

Portable generators rated for 5,000 watts and above can connect to your home’s circuit breaker panel with a transfer switch—a small board that looks a bit like a circuit breaker panel itself ...