I was in a actually bad snow storm about three years ago.
My condo was covered in four feet of snow.
It was fantastic for the ski resorts but for my condo & my driveway not so much. My driveway had to get plowed at least three times until I was able to get out of it. With the heavy snow on the power lines I lost power. The power outage lasted for about three days. It wasn’t easily superb for me because I had to monitor when I could flush my toilets. Good thing my driveway was cleared so I could drive to my parents condo to at least take a shower. When I was at their condo my dad proposed that I look into purchasing a generator. He explained to me that generators are placed outside of my condo like a condensing machine of an A/C. I was interested on the functionality of a generator so I contacted my electrical service; Once I got a hold of them I asked what generators can do for my house, and besides providing lights, he said that power outages can bring about cold pipes, the growing of mold when an a/c machine shuts off for awhile, & the potential perishing of food in a refrigerator; And because generators start automatically, I won’t have to go outside in the cold to turn it on if I lose power because of a snow storm. I also won’t have to worry about going to my parents condo for food or to take showers when the power is out.