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When Earl Higgins retired from the county road crew, his crew gave him a parting gift: a Generac GP5500. It was a beast of a machine, all bright orange frame and a thrumming 389cc engine that looked like it could power a small space station. The box said 5,500 watts starting, 5,500 watts running. “Enough to light up a fool’s mistakes,” Earl had chuckled, wiping a grease-stained thumb across the carburetor.
(about 2,000 square feet) typically needs at least 5500W to maintain basic functions during an outage. Performance at a Glance Generac GP5500 is built for durability and ease of use, featuring: Power Output : 5,500 running watts and 6,875 starting watts 5500 generac