A 1000 watt generator could operate lighting but not much more. Forget
the refrigerator. Even a more powerful generator would use more gas to
keep food in the fridge than it would be worth. Better to get a couple
of plastic coolers and put the food outside during the outage. Consider
any frozen food as lost (unless it is below zero outside). For lights,
get an inverter and a couple of deep cycle batteries. This arrangement
would give you lights for almost a week if you are careful.


---MIKE---
In the White Mountains of New Hampshire
(44° 15' N - Elevation 1580')