[mikestew]

I'm assuming backup power is a diesel generator, though, right? My experience with long-term WA outages is that the diesel runs out in a few days, and no one comes to refill it.

Amateur radio license: if my wife can pass the test, anyone on HN ought to be able to.

[dredmorbius]

You'll want to have a refueling SLA on that generator.

The risk profile as of a month or so ago now includes short-notice extended multiple-day intentional power-outs from the utility service itself.