Originally Posted by
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You may get more from a back up generator than extra capacity.
I have a small portable generator now which I bought a few years ago during the ice storm . . . no power for 14 days and after day 5 or 7 I think it was I broke down and bought a generator . . . I decided at that point that huddling around a kerosene heater just wasn't all that much fun or practical. As a result I have asked the electrician to set up the panel so I can safely hook up the generator and power select points in the house -- i.e. the boiler, refrigerator, big screen TV (OK, I'm kidding about that one.)
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