Blackout across Spain: Where to buy a home generator to keep your electricity
Millions of users in Spain and other countries around the world suffered the massive blackout this Monday, April 28, leaving them without power or internet access.
The reasons for this outage are still unknown, but the most likely causes were a failure of the infrastructure supporting the power system or a possible cyberattack. However, it is still too early to know what happened.
If your electricity or internet is still working, it's because your systems are powered by batteries or generators, although you need to be careful with them, as they will discharge in the next few hours.
Experts say that all non-essential appliances and devices should be turned off.Power shortages can be supplemented with electric generators, and these are some of the best options for purchasing one.
To buy a home light generator, consider:
- Power: Calculate the wattage needed for your appliances (consider start-up) and choose a generator with a margin.
- Fuel: Choose between gasoline (cheaper initially, less durable), diesel (more efficient, longer lasting, noisier), or gas (cleaner, requires hookup/storage).
- Autonomy: Think about how long you need it to run without recharging.
- Start: manual (economical), electric (comfortable), or automatic (for backup).
- Phases: single-phase (domestic) or three-phase (industrial).
- Extras: voltage regulation (AVR), protection, etc.
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