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For more than a decade, Consumer Reports has been advocating for improved portable generator safety. As part of that effort, CR has endorsed a bill by Rep. Bobby Rush (D-Ill.) to require the Consumer ...

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At its monthly meeting, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) approved an extreme cold weather reliability standard for generator owners and operators but directed the North American ...