Home Depot Is Discontinuing THESE Portable Generators — Prices Just CRASHED (October 2026)

A rumor said Home Depot was dumping Generac generators this October at crashed prices, so I walked the aisle myself to check it. Home Depot does carry a Generac portable and inverter line, but no written notice backs the discontinued claim or the price drop. Along the way I cover sizing to running watts instead of the box's starting watts, why a big engine loafing on light loads risks wet stacking, checking the model year, getting the warranty in writing, and photographing the serial number. I also work in an EIA forecast showing natural gas for power plants was expected to rise twenty-four percent in 2025, plus carbon monoxide safety and the case for renting or a battery backup instead.