My little Honda Black Max with a suicide cord and or few beefy extensions gets the essentials taken care of for Ma and myself. I have well, sump, two freezers and a fridge which are essentials. It gets us by , but I could use a bit bigger one with dual fuel. Right now , I am on gas. I will upgrade as finances allow. I pulled wires and have to put in an outlet on porch and a box in the basement next to panel and hook it all up.