{"data":{"id":"us/16-cfr-1407.2","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"16 CFR 1407.2","heading":"Definitions.","body":"(a) The definitions in section 3 of the Consumer Product Safety Act (15 U.S.C. 2052) apply to this part 1407.\n(b) A portable generator is an internal combustion engine-driven electric generator rated no higher than 15 kilowatts and 250 volts that is intended to be moved for temporary use at a location where utility-supplied electric power is not available. It has receptacle outlets for the alternating-current (AC) output circuits, and may have alternating- or direct-current (DC) sections for supplying energy to battery charging circuits.","path":["Title 16—Commercial Practices","CHAPTER II—CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION","SUBCHAPTER B—CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY ACT REGULATIONS","PART 1407—PORTABLE GENERATORS: REQUIREMENTS TO PROVIDE PERFORMANCE AND TECHNICAL DATA BY LABELING"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-16.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:24:29Z","sha256":"a8e33336e5b0d8115703d0754edeab3026ef0b2a52bf2fa3de455de6f722bfce","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/16-cfr-1407.1","next":"us/16-cfr-1407.3"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}