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I Ran My House on Battery for a Week — Here Is What the Numbers Showed

Marc Reeves · July 16, 2026

I Ran My House on Battery for a Week — Here Is What the Numbers Showed

Last July, I shut off my main breaker on a Monday morning and didn’t flip it back on until the following Sunday night. Seven full days running my household on battery power alone — no grid, no generator, no cheating. I set up this home battery backup real world test because I was tired of … Read more

Power Stations vs Gas Generators: My Real Runtime Numbers

Marc Reeves · July 8, 2026

Power Stations vs Gas Generators: My Real Runtime Numbers

I’ve been asked the power station vs gas generator runtime question more times than I can count. Usually it comes right after a storm knocks out power and someone’s standing in their garage holding a flashlight. Here’s the honest answer most review sites won’t give you: runtime depends almost entirely on your load, and most … Read more