Home Standby Generators
Home standby generators are permanently installed, wired to a transfer switch, fuelled by natural gas or propane, and start themselves within seconds of an outage. They are not a shipped-in-a-box purchase — budget for a licensed electrician, a gas fitter, and usually a permit. Listed here for spec comparison.
- Units
- 6
- Output range
- 13.0–26.0kW
- Median noise
- 68dB
- CO shutoff
- 0/6
| Unit | Output | Run | Start | Fuel | Noise dB | Run h | CO | MSRP | Retailer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Generac Guardian 26kW | 26,000 | 55,200 | NG·LP | —— | —— | not fitted | $7,899 | Price | |
| Generac Guardian 24kW | 24,000 | —— | NG·LP | —— | —— | not fitted | $7,399 | Price | |
| Generac Guardian 22kW | 22,000 | —— | NG·LP | 67 | —— | not fitted | $6,979 | Price | |
| Generac Guardian 18kW | 18,000 | —— | NG·LP | —— | —— | not fitted | $6,229 | Price | |
| Generac Guardian 14kW | 14,000 | —— | NG·LP | —— | —— | not fitted | $5,139 | Price | |
| Briggs & Stratton PowerProtect 13kW Home Standby Generator | 13,000 | —— | NG·LP | 69 | —— | —— | $4,460 | Price |
Published list prices run $4,460 to $7,899. Street pricing is normally below list; follow a unit through to the retailer for what it actually costs today.
Not sure which of these is big enough?
List what you need running at once and the tool works out your real peak — total running load plus the single largest startup surge, which is a much smaller number than adding every surge together.