Part of me wants to have a full-house generator installed because it's cool and it would be nice to have.  The logical side of me says that I've been without power a total of 8 hours in the 12 years I've lived here, so it's rather pointless.  Plus, I would have to have a propane tank installed for the generator since we don't have natural gas available.

I've lived in NJ most of my life and I've never heard that area called that!

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After installing my Generac, I became really curious about just how much power my house needs to operate. So, I bought and installed a Emporia Energy Vue 3 monitoring system, with (4) sensors. 2 are used on the mains coming into the house from the utility meter, the other 2 monitor all the circuits that are controlled by the generator sub-panel.  Below are snapshots of current (pun intended) usage, the top 2 are the mains, the bottom are what is running thru the sub-panel.  Yes, occasionally one of the sub-panel legs will jump by 6 amps when the sump pump kicks on, but that only lasts for 15 seconds or so.  In the winter, same thing for the GFA furnace.   I went thru the same calculations as most, adding-up all the potential loads, but the data shows that the actual, live usage is a lot less.   The first image is without the AC/furnace running, the 2nd is with both.  The value is amps being drawn.   HRG    

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Ha! When pigs fly! 😁   My F-100 Powerboost will be able to do the same and tow much better. 

How about an EREV!    That's the best of both worlds...power your house, run the battery down, charge up, shut down, rinse and repeat until you're out of fuel.  

Glad you guys were prepared. I’m fairly sure our power supplies in the USA are going to be less and less reliable in the future. This is because of the intermittent nature of renewable energy and the ever increasing demands on our power grids (data centers, EV charging etc).    I want a Ford pickup with Pro Power onboard to power my essentials. This will be my future backup plan. It’s much better than a portable generator but certainly not as robust as a whole house standby generator.

The RAM REV is a half-ton, and it won't be pulling my 12k lb fifth wheel (some people try it with a half ton, but it's a very bad idea).  And no worries, I won't be buying a RAM, so no need to try the RAM REV.   I'm at about 10 MPG towing my fiver with my diesel (12 if I run 58-60 instead of 68-70).  I would be happy with 8 MPG towing with a gas EREV in a Super Duty.  I'm thinking a 5.0L will be the likely candidate for an EREV Super Duty.   But, I may never find out how it tows a fifth wheel.  We're planning to downsize to a truck camper while upsizing our truck (to an F550) in the next 8-10 months.  I'm a bit more skeptical of an EREV making it's way into an F550 in the next 5-10 years, though having the extra battery bank would be awesome when boondocking.

I’m assuming at 8 MPG for your diesel it is a heavy camper trailer. Your highway EV range  with that trailer driving the RAM REV is likely going to be 40-50ish miles at best.    It’s good to be optimistic, but it would be a good idea to talk your RAM dealer into letting you try pulling your camper to your campsite before you buy. If it is a good experience for you, then I will take back everything I have said and happily eat a plate of crow.