Learn how generator oil pan heaters, block heaters, and jacket-water heaters improve cold-start readiness, including power use, installation, advantages, and limitations.
Standby Generators
Explore blog articles about standby generators and their role in providing automatic backup power during outages. Learn how these systems are installed, how they operate with automatic transfer switches, and what makes them ideal for homes, businesses, and critical infrastructure. Our posts cover sizing, maintenance, and real-world examples to help you better understand and manage standby power systems.
Generator Fuel Polishing: When to Test, Treat, Polish, or Replace Stored Diesel
Learn when stored generator diesel needs testing, treatment, fuel polishing, tank cleaning, or replacement, and why a representative sample should guide the decision.
Generator Derating at Altitude and High Temperature: How to Size for Site Conditions
Learn how altitude, heat, airflow, engine limits, alternator limits, and duty ratings affect usable generator capacity at the installation site.
Texas Power Outage
A rare deep freeze in Texas that raised the demand for power forced the U.S. state’s electric grid operator on Monday to impose rotating blackouts that left more than 2 million customers without power.
Generator Cold Weather Starting
Generators sometimes need help starting in very cold weather. Here are some devices that can help make sure you are not stuck in the dark and cold with a generator that will not start.
COVID-19 | Generators Essential Service
Classified as an essential service, Aurora Generators remains open for business. Our customers depend on generators for off-grid power, cellular site backup, pumping stations, their homes, and they are used by the military and emergency services for various operations both here and around the world