I am still here, sort of! Just not regularly.
Yeah, Texas got HAMMERED! Glad to see you Tex folks made it thru!
Nothing like getting caught up in a once-in-a-century climate event to expose weaknesses in energy infrastructure. The solution? NATURAL GAS! it comes to the house underground in a pipe so you can at least have heat & hot water, even more appliances if you invest in a natural gas generator.
Emergency gas generators have been required ( called life safety systems) for decades on many commercial structures to operate the hallway, stairway lights & elevators so people can safely get out of a building during an emergency but these days, many are being installed in residential applications. Install prices have come way down in recent years as the market has responded to the reality that when a catastrophic event occurs, you are pretty much on your own, energy-wise.
