Ahhh, you guys need to put your big boy pants on. That's a snow flurry!
Seriously, not having experience with snow/ice then getting some is a disaster. Up here, the first snowstorm is always bumper cars because people just don't remember the basic rules of physics, mass and traction being the key ones. We've had snow cover for two weeks now and have been getting on and off freezing rain for the last few days. It sure isn't much fun. Just stay safe and remember, mass and traction.
A helicopter running on fossil fuel spraying a chemical made from fossil fuels onto a wind turbine made with fossils fuels during an ice storm is awesome.
The reality of this is that there is wind, natural gas and coal power plants ALL offline. Its a clusterfuck of planning, nothing to do with renewable energy
Cold countries and cold states do fine
Luckily I still have power, and have not lost it yet. My next purchase is a generator though
The year we moved into this house there was a big snowstorm, as in almost two feet. We didn't lose power but it got me thinking. That summer I bought a generator. The following fall Super Storm Sandy took out power for almost six days. We had lights, heat, water and, most importantly, hot coffee! Best money I ever spent, other than the snow blower
Yes, I sure wish I had one now but you probably couldn't find one within 500 miles of my house. Even if I ordered one off Amazon the crisis would probably be over by the time I got it, and in Dallas area we might not need it again for years but it sure would be nice to have one just in case.
25 years ago, we moved out to the country (still here). The first time we lost power, I bought one. I'm on my third one now. I keep plenty of gas on hand. It keeps life much better.
