These models juice up your refrigerator, air conditioner, and other essentials during an emergency—no matter what.

This makes a portable home generator a popular piece of gear to keep on hand, but connecting one to the house takes a bit of know-how and planning.

From picking the right panels to the right type of installation, we walk you through every step of the process.

Thinking of installing a home generator, but unsure about how exactly to connect it to your home? We get it: There’s a lot that goes into finding and setting one of these babies up, and you want ...