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Title: Generac Reports Record Q4 Sales as Homeowners Shift from Grid Dependence to Distributed Energy Systems - Home Standby Market Grows 150 Percent Year-Over-Year in Texas
Anna, TX, United States, 18th Mar 2026 – The home standby generator market is experiencing explosive growth as American homeowners fundamentally rethink their relationship with the electrical grid, according to fourth-quarter earnings reports from Generac Power Systems, the nation's largest manufacturer of backup power equipment.Generac reported record residential product sales of $1.8 billion in Q4 2024, representing a 47% increase over the prior year period. Within Texas specifically, the company disclosed that home standby generator installations grew 150% year-over-year, with the state now representing 22% of total U.S. residential backup power sales – up from just 9% in 2021 before the historic winter storm that left millions without power."What we're witnessing is a paradigm shift in how homeowners view electrical reliability," said Aaron Jagdfeld, president and CEO of Generac Power Systems, during the company's Q4 earnings call. "The traditional assumption that the grid will deliver 99.9% uptime is being challenged by climate realities, infrastructure constraints, and changing home energy demands. Consumers are no longer willing to accept grid dependence as their only option."The surge in distributed energy adoption extends beyond generators. According to the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA), residential energy storage installations increased 118% nationally in 2024, with combination systems featuring both battery storage and generator backup growing fastest in states prone to extended outages.Perfect Storm of Factors Driving Market GrowthIndustry analysts point to a convergence of trends that are collectively reshaping the residential energy landscape and driving homeowners toward energy independence solutions."We're seeing five major factors align sim...
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