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A smaller 3,250-watt portable model might set you back about $300 to $400, while a 10,000-watt model might go for about $1,200. If you want the whole shebang -- the whole house generator -- a 20,000-watt model will cost you about $5,000 at Home Depot. Still other generators go for as much as $10,000. Installation, of course, can also be costly. For a look at how to install your own whole house generator, check out this video.
The rating on the generator that you are referring to is the maximum power it can deliver. The appliances you connect to it also have a wattage rating. That is the power they need to operate. If you connect an 1800 watt heater to a 3500 watt generator you will have 1700 watts of power in reserve.