March 4, 2026 Platform
Launched 5-year real cost calculator
Added a new tool to estimate long-term ownership cost per useful kWh, with your own usage scenario, purchase price, and local electricity rate.
Product Updates
What’s New at GeneratorChecker
Major updates across data coverage, compatibility logic, outage-risk pages, and platform reliability.
Last updated: March 4, 2026
Latest updates
February 22, 2026 Platform
Improved sharing previews for outage risk pages
Updated outage-risk pages with better social sharing previews for each state profile, plus an updated preview card for the outage-risk hub.
February 20, 2026 Platform
Improved navigation to outage risk pages
Added clearer paths to outage-risk profiles from main navigation and key sections, including guides, calculator, and compatibility pages.
February 18, 2026 Outage Risk
Launched outage-risk state page redesign
Rebuilt state pages around an insight-first structure with risk narrative, scenario-based sizing cards, and source-backed editorial context while keeping deterministic build-time validation.
February 16, 2026 Reliability
Strengthened release stability checks
Expanded pre-release validation checks across core compatibility flows to reduce regression risk when updating logic and data.
February 15, 2026 Data
Updated Outdoor & RV device coverage and recommendation UX
Added new Outdoor & RV device slices, improved recommendation context for carry tiers and portability, and refreshed run-page decision waterfall behavior for clearer interpretation.
February 5, 2026 Compatibility Logic
Aligned calculator runtime model and recommendation behavior
Standardized calculator logic around a conservative real-world derate model with improved no-match handling and clearer alternative guidance for constrained scenarios.