Being as Utah Power seems to be fairly unreliable, especially during weather extremes, I finally took the plunge and ordered a generator for the house. I totalled-up the requirements of the entire house, assuming everything was in use at once, and discovered that I couldn't afford a big enough generator! Instead I looked at just the essentials. Power the furnace, fridge, and one other large appliance such as a dishwasher, a few rooms of lights, computer, blow-dryer for the wife and daughter. In other words, about 30%-40% of an "everything-on" condition. Then I added a reasonable margin, and ordered accordingly. 6kw should get us through any emergency, and I'll still have enough reserve to run the telescope drive and computer! We discussed RF "noise" from these a while ago; once I get it installed with a transfer switch, I'll report on how it actually works in-use. Now where did I stick those gas-cans???? ______________________________________________________ Yahoo! for Good Watch the Hurricane Katrina Shelter From The Storm concert http://advision.webevents.yahoo.com/shelter