Not a whole house generator comment, but here's a different route.
Up North I had a 5000w generator. Used it five times over a 15 year period. If I did not use it for six months, I would fire it up and let it run for five minutes. Regarding gas, had three five gallon gas cans and would rotate them with my mower so the gas was reasonable fresh. Changed the oil only five times in 15 years (I know, I know......bad boy). Never had any issues and did the job for me for short-term outages.
Now in Florida, same thing except I don't mow.......so I give my gas to the lawn service every six months and purchase new.
I'm probably not drawing within the lines.
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