After living in the boondocks for 37 years with no emergency power,,,, last year finally did the trick. 3 power outages, with one being 4 days.
Wasn't too hard to convince the wife we needed a generator. So I have been looking and finally settled on a Generac 15K portable. Bought it online on saturday and it was delivered today. Could not believe the quick service, price and quality of the machine. Has a V twin, 30 HP engine which started instantly and appears to be able to do what we need. The electrician is coming later in the week to put in a transfer switch so we can operate safely and not put anyone else in danger. Will probably never lose power again.