We receive plenty of customer calls from people who are choosing between between a Standby Generator and a Portable Generator. The advantage of a Standby Generator is the generator turns itself on automatically when the power goes out. It is a very nice convenience when the outages are sudden and the weather isn’t the nicest. What many people fail to consider is the inconvenience of simple maintenance of a Standby Generator. The oil changes must be performed by a licensed technician otherwise the warranty is voided an many cases! Let’s imagine a extended period of power outage and the question of whether any technicians will be available to make a house call in the first place! Their might be thousands of generators needing to be serviced and only a handful of technicians in your area. If the case of a Portable Generator, oil changes can be performed easily and quickly by the owner for less than $10. And our generators can run on propane or natural gas giving you an additional fuel source option.