What's inside the Generac Home Standby Generator Buyer's Guide 2024

Generac has built home standby generators since 1959 and is the most-installed residential backup brand in North America. This 24-page consumer guide walks homeowners through the Guardian air-cooled lineup — from a 7.5 kW entry unit covering essential circuits to a flagship 26 kW model designed for whole-home protection. You'll find sizing worksheets, fuel-source comparisons, dealer-install advice, and the Mobile Link Wi-Fi monitoring story all in one place.

Featured collections

Guardian 7.5 kW — entry-level standby for essential-circuit backup
Guardian 18 kW Smart-Managed System — mid-range whole-home coverage with load management
Guardian 26 kW — high-capacity flagship engineered as the most powerful air-cooled home standby
Automatic Transfer Switches — 100A, 150A, and 200A NEMA 3R options plus service-entrance variants
Mobile Link Wi-Fi monitoring — generator status, fuel levels, and exercise schedules from your phone
G-Force engine + True Power technology — clean electricity for sensitive electronics and HVAC
Natural gas and liquid propane operation — field-convertible dual-fuel as standard

What you'll find inside

The brochure opens with a CEO letter, then teaches outage-cost math — burst pipes, spoiled food, mold remediation, and temporary lodging. A pie chart breaks down outage causes (storms dominate), and a wattage worksheet helps you total running watts plus the single highest starting wattage so you can right-size a unit without overspending. Customer testimonials from Florida and Massachusetts owners show real-world hurricane and nor'easter performance. Closing sections cover Quiet-Test self-diagnostics, cold-start technology, 24/7 customer support, and the five reasons to request a free dealer quote.

Built around the Guardian air-cooled family and Mobile Link app, the 24-page guide is the easiest way to compare sizing tiers and ATS options before you commit.

Request the free print copy above, or flip through all 24 pages in the digital edition right here.