[Martinsville, IN — March 25, 2026] — The American Camp Association (ACA) is pleased to announce a new collaboration with Generac, the leading manufacturer of home backup generators. This collaboration will help make reliable backup power solutions more accessible to camps across the country, supporting their efforts to strengthen safety, emergency preparedness, and operational resilience.
Summer camps operate in a wide range of environments where reliable power is essential for maintaining communications, health services, food operations, and other critical systems during emergencies or unexpected outages. By collaborating with Generac, ACA aims to provide camps with greater access to trusted power solutions designed to support a variety of operational needs.
“Safety and preparedness are always a top priority at summer camps,” said Henry DeHart, CEO of the American Camp Association. “Reliable power is essential to maintaining camp communication and operations, especially during unexpected outages. Our collaboration with Generac helps camps strengthen their emergency preparedness plans by expanding access to trusted backup power solutions that support safe and resilient camp environments.”
Founded in 1959, Generac was the first to engineer affordable home standby generators and develop engines specifically designed for generator use. Today, the company manufactures a wide range of power products, including portable, residential, commercial, and industrial generators, as well as manual and fully automatic transfer switches and accessories for backup power applications up to 2 MW.
“Reliable power plays a critical role in maintaining safe and resilient environments,” said Clinton Strother, Director of Sales at Generac. “We’re proud to collaborate with the American Camp Association to help camps access dependable backup power solutions that support their emergency preparedness efforts and help ensure campers and staff remain safe during unexpected outages.”
Generac’s extensive product portfolio also includes mobile generators and light towers designed for demanding environments, as well as innovative power solutions used across industries worldwide. Through this collaboration, ACA and Generac aim to support camps in building stronger emergency preparedness strategies and ensuring safe, reliable operations for campers and staff.
About the American Camp Association
The American Camp Association® (ACA) is a national organization serving the more than 15,000 year-round and summer camps in the United States that annually serve 26 million campers. ACA is committed to collaborating with those who believe in quality camp and outdoor experiences for children, youth, and adults. ACA provides advocacy, evidence-based education, and professional development, and is the only independent national accrediting body for the organized camp experience. ACA accreditation provides public evidence of a camp's voluntary commitment to the health, safety, risk management, and overall well-being of campers and staff. For more information, visit ACAcamps.org.
About Generac
Generac Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: GNRC) is a total energy solutions company that empowers people to use energy on their own terms. Founded in 1959, Generac is a leading global designer, manufacturer, and provider of a wide range of energy technology solutions. The Company provides power generation equipment, energy storage systems, energy management devices & solutions, and other power products serving the residential, light commercial, and industrial markets. Generac introduced the first affordable backup generator and later created the automatic home standby generator category. The Company continues to expand its energy technology offerings for homes and businesses in its mission to Power a Smarter World and lead the evolution to more resilient, efficient, and sustainable energy solutions.
