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A power outage may leave you literally caught in the dark, but you can still be prepared by buying a portable generator now.

A power outage may leave you literally caught in the dark, but you can still be prepared by buying a home generator now.

Kevork DjansezianGetty Images A Tesla subsidiary called Gambit Energy Storage LLC might be constructing a giant battery just outside of Houston. The idea is to plug the utility-scale battery into the power grid—the same one that caused February's devastating power outages. If true, the battery could provide enough power for "about 20,000 homes on a hot summer day," Last month's massive power outages in Texas made one thing abundantly clear: the state's energy infrastructure is in need of a major overhaul. So naturally, Elon Musk, Texas's newest resident, is on the case. A Tesla subsidiar...

That's enough to power your house in a pinch. How do we know? Because we tried it. Where I live, power outages are a frequent fact of life. Lots of trees coexist with rickety above-ground power lines, until the moment they don't. A few years ago, during Hurricane Florence, we lost power for four days. Fortunately, I bought a little Honda EU2200i generator ahead of the storm. It was enough to power up the essentials. But even with that, I had to choose what to run, and when. If I'd had a 2021 F-150 Hybrid in the driveway, it would have been a different story. Because, given the right extens...