"TomR" wrote in message
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All of these things cost money, but if the choice is to spend money on
some of these cost items (window A/C, gas heater, gas stove/oven, or
whatever) versus coughing up money for a much larger backup generator
system, opting for a smaller generator and buying gas appliances instead
may be a better idea in the long run.


Lots of good ideas, but guess the main thing is how much money does she want
to spend, and how much money does she want to spend every time the poweris
out for a week or whatever those long periods of time have been in the past.
That is after that HOA. I live where I don't have to deal with that,so
never think about a HOA.