I wish it wasn't so expensive to have a switch next to your circuit-breaker that was labelled 'electric lines/natural gas/water' and depending on which selection would cut-off the home electricity from the others and enable the electricity to come from, respectively, the central grid, a small natural-gas-fed generator (with auto-start battery?), a pico/micro hydro generator in the basement/crawlspace.
Having the ability to convert your electricity bill to a more expensive water/natural gas bill and still have power during an outage would be quite nice.
Having the ability to convert your electricity bill to a more expensive water/natural gas bill and still have power during an outage would be quite nice.