Our power went out for 5 days, prompting me to buy a generator. The day it was delivered our power went out again for a few hours while they repaired lines patched from the previous storm. I got to start the break in period running a window unit, TV, a few fans and lights. It worked great!
I researched generators. For the price, this was the best one I found. I has a 30 amp connector so I can plug in to the main grid of my house. It runs on gas and propane (which is really helpful when power goes out and there is a run on gas - it happens in my arear), and it is a great output capacity.
I bought this last year to have as backup power for my house. Have only had to use it once but it worked great for the few things I ran on it. I can’t wait to see how it performs once I really run much more off of it. It runs a little loud for my liking but that’s not a huge problem.