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		BenjiWiebe on April 13, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Show HN: My $1k self-install, off-grid solar backu... And the comment above mentions that the power outage was due to ice, so highly unlikely to be in the summer.

Retric on April 13, 2024 [–]

Sure but the poster was worried about multi day power outages in the summer.

Local issues don’t cause 4 day outages it’s stuff like hurricanes or major grid infrastructure issues from construction mishaps.

Ex: https://islandfreepress.org/outer-banks-news/07272018-ayeara...

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