Generac

Generac – Brand Review & Overview

Generac is a leading American manufacturer of backup power systems best known for its home standby generators, portable generators, and growing line of clean-energy storage solutions. With products ranging from small portables to multi‑megawatt industrial units, Generac focuses on keeping homes, businesses, and critical infrastructure running when the grid goes down.

On the residential side, Generac’s Guardian and other home standby generators are permanently installed outside the home, connected to natural gas or propane, and work with automatic transfer switches to restore power within seconds of an outage. The company also offers a wide range of portable generators, inverter generators, and the PWRcell family of solar+battery systems, which can store energy from rooftop PV or the grid to provide quiet, emissions‑free backup, peak‑shaving, and partial or whole‑home support when paired with smart load management.

Generac appeals to homeowners and small businesses that need a proven, turnkey approach to resilience, whether their priority is backing up essential circuits or powering an entire property during extended blackouts. If you are building a hybrid energy setup that may include solar, small wind, or other renewables, Generac’s generators and PWRcell storage can serve as the backbone of your backup strategy—covering high-demand loads and long outages while your renewable sources handle day‑to‑day energy production.