When the grid goes dark, the difference between a calm night and a cascade of tripped breakers usually comes down to the ...

When the power fails, you expect your generator to hum steadily in the background, not to spend the night tripping breakers ...

Nobody looks forward to a power outage. After all, we rely on electricity to power appliances. And when there is a blackout, the situation can move from a minor to a stressful one quite easily. That ...

Q: Every few hours—sometimes minutes!—my living room and one side of my kitchen lose electrical power. I’ll check the breaker panel and, sure enough, a circuit breaker has tripped…again. Should I call ...