that's where a generac standby generator comes in. your home against power outages every second of every day, all year long. it stands guard, ready to automatically supply power to your home within seconds of an outage, whether you're home or away. because it runs on either natural gas or l.p., you won't have to wait in a line to buy gasoline-- ever. you won't have to worry about fuel going bad or have to scramble during an emergency to hook up a portable generator. when the power goes out, you can rest assured knowing that your generac generator will automatically take care of everything, allowing life to go on without interruption. >> with the portable generators, there's a lotta opportunity to do it wrong. >> you have to run extension cords, uh, either outside the home or inside the home. you have to purchase gas tanks, go out and find a gas station that's got power. >> when people have the portable generators and they have to try and get the gasoline that day, that's not the time. >> with the automatic generator, you have the abil

that's where a generac standby generator comes in. it protects your home against power outages every second of every day, all year long. it stands guard, ready to automatically supply power to your home within seconds of an outage, whether you're home or away. because it runs on either natural gas or l.p., you won't have to wait in a line to buy gasoline-- ever. you won't have to worry about fuel going bad or have to scramble during an emergency to hook up a portable generator. when the power goes out, you can rest assured knowing that your generac generator will automatically take care of everything, allowing life to go on without interruption. >> with the portable generators, there's a lotta opportunity to do it wrong. >> you have to run extension cords, uh, either outside the home or inside the home. you have to purchase gas tanks, go out and find a gas station that's got power. >> when people have the portable generators and they have to try and get the gasoline that day, that's not the time. >> with the automatic generator, you h

that's where a generac standby generator comes in.otects your home against power outages every second of every day, all year long. it stands guard, ready to automatically supply power to your home within seconds of an outage whether you're home or away. because it runs on either natural gas or l.p., you won't have to wait in a line to buy gasoline-- ever. you won't have to worry about fuel going bad or have to scramble during an emergency to hook up a portable generator. when the power goes out, you can rest assured knowing that your generac generator will automatically take care of everything, allowing life to go on without interruption. >> with the portable generators, there's a lotta opportunity to do it wrong. >> you have to run extension cords, uh, either outside the home or inside the home. you have to purchase gas tanks go out and find a gas station that's got power. >> when people have the portable generators and they have to try and get the gasoline that day, that's not the time. >> with the automatic generator, you have the

a home standby generator from generac. [♪...] >> when this last storm came through, i think it was sandyseven or eight days and we were the only ones with power. when the power goes out, there's probably about a six- or eight-second delay and then we get a staged recovery. it takes less than a minute, but everything's on within a minute. the furnace is running, the lights are on, the tv's on, the washer, the dryer, the oven, everything. to me, this generator has paid for itself several tes. if i lost power right now, these pipes could very easily freeze in probably a day or two and that would cause significant damage, and maybe insurance would cover it once, but i really don't wanna go through having my walls torn out and the pipes replaced. my family's gonna be safe and secure in my house because of this generator. that gives you that feeling of security that, to me, is priceless. [♪...] >> alan: since 1990, demand for electrical power has increased 400% faster than transmission capacity. so it's no surprise that during that same period, power outages increased 124%. as the u.s. populat