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Originally Posted by jyl

We are getting more winter ice storm power outages here, and they are lasting longer. Days not hours and I know people who were in their second week before power was restored. I want to be able to stay warm and make food and coffee. I guess a big enough generator will power an induction cooktop but I’d want that figured out before leaving gas.

I would think it would take a big generator to power an induction stove. If you had a gas stove, that would help heat the house (when it was running). Or an induction stove with a propane camp stove or gas grill could also be the cooking backup, but that wouldn't help with heat. Every year when unusual cold weather hits the south, someone tries to stay warm by running a gas grill indoors and all of the occupants of the home end up dead from carbon monoxide. (so why don't gas stoves do the same?)

Yes, power outages are something to consider.