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Backup power
Outage gear without the prepper catalog. Standby generators, home batteries, transfer switches, and critical-load panels — sized to the loads you actually care about.
- Home battery vs standby generator
A generator is unlimited runtime if fuel flows. A battery is quiet, instant, and finite. Pick based on outage length and what you refuse to lose — not the brochure.
- What belongs on a critical-load panel
Backup is a list of circuits, not a kW sticker. Put life, water, heat, food, and the modem on the subpanel. Leave the range off.