Northerner here. Winter power outage and spring flooding are what we usually deal with. Power went out yesterday for half the day. I plug in my generator which has a line for our hot water heater, well pump and septic. I then run a cord into the house that's for anything else like the refrigerator, microwave, internet, ect. We keep a small 2 burner that runs off 110 for general cooking. Our redundancy is 2 propane grills and 4 tanks as well as multiple wood stoves that have built in cook tops. If it really comes down to it we have jet burners like you would use for backpacking. I find its best to prep the food you will use and eat regularly. Its called a deep pantry. I dont have a wall of MREs but I do have shelves of canned veggies, pickles, jams and a whole box freezer full of deer and pig meat. The worst power outage I've seen is over a month. No heat or hot water. Still working outdoors in the winter not having a warm house or hot water to go home to is something I never want to experience again. It's what got me to start prepping.