Posted: September 2, 2025

Propane Generators For Your Emergency Preparedness Plan

Keep Your Home & Family Protected During Outages

What’s your emergency preparedness plan? Most families should have preplanned meeting points, as well as go-bags with important information and emergency medications. But do you have a backup generator? While central Connecticut is less at risk from coastal storms than our shoreline neighbors, we still see harsh weather and high winds that can take out power lines any time of year. With a propane generator, you can enjoy peace of mind that your home is protected from power outages.

Here are three reasons a standby generator should be part of your emergency preparedness plan.

1. Protect Your Home and Family

You might not be home when a storm knocks out power. But your kids or other family members might be. With a backup generator, you don’t need to worry about family alone in the dark or the cold.

That’s because as soon as the power from the grid goes out, a standby generator will turn on automatically. That means you can have peace of mind knowing that your home and loved ones will be safe, even if you aren’t home when the power goes out.

• Security systems protect your property even if no one is home.
• Medical equipment keeps running.
• Heat or air conditioning, water, lights, stove and refrigerator mean you can shelter in place.

And, no one needs to wrestle a portable generator out of the garage and get it set up and started, while messing with fuel, possibly in the dark or in treacherous conditions.

2. It Will Save You Money

Sure, an hourlong outage can be an inconvenient adventure. But once a power outage lasts anything more than a couple hours, it quickly shifts from annoyance to crisis—and an expensive one, too.

You’ll save on the cost of replacing spoiled food. Refrigerated food can start to go bad after only four hours without power. And that’s if you don’t open the fridge. Frozen food can last a little longer. With a standby generator, your food is safe—and you don’t have to worry about lines at stores to get supplies.

During an extended outage, “camping” at home stops being “fun” quickly. The cost of a hotel room—if you can find one—is another expense you avoid with a standby generator. If it’s cold, and the outage results in frozen and burst pipes, repairs can cost up to $10,000—or more. And you may also need to remediate mold if there’s extensive water damage. A whole-house generator can prevent those expenses.

What’s more, a whole-house propane generator will help you save money, even before the power goes out by lowering home insurance costs. Many insurance plans will offer discounts on your homeowner’s insurance plan if you install a standby generator. That’s because, like a security system, a generator helps protect your property.

3. It Will Boost the Value of Your Home

According to Consumer Reports, a properly installed whole-house generator can increase the value of your home by as much as 5%. That’s a great return on your investment, even before you even need to use it.

The Bottom Line

Peace of mind is priceless. But when you do the math, a standby generator usually makes sense compared to dealing with the expense (and hassle) of a power outage—especially if your neighborhood is prone to them. By keeping even just your essential systems running, a standby generator can help you avoid the cost of replacing spoiled food, or the cost of a hotel room—if you can find one.

Contact the pros at Valiant Home & Energy for more information today.