When my partner and I moved into our house in Vermont, the previous owner was quick to point out the generator backup that would provide power to the property in case the power went out. However, during our first power outage we realized that the little genny out front was not only incredibly noisy — it was directly outside of the kids bedroom window — but it also was only connected to one section of the house. That meant that while the fridge and the furnace still had power, our television and living room lights did not.
