Why would the Netherlands have power outages? Being dutch you won't have CH4 shortages this winter (unlike what the EU might face). You'll supply your own indu

Why would the Netherlands have power outages? Being dutch you won't have CH4 shortages this winter (unlike what the EU might face). You'll supply your own industry, power stations and homes first and then your gas clients. You also only have one real natural disaster to optimize for, flooding. Europe has incredibly mild weather compared to the rest of the world. Add to that that your infrastructure is newer than N. Americas - it all got rebuilt after WW2. The supply cables into my old house were 100 years old. Finally, there is heating. Most homes need some form of an electrical motor for their heat (either as a blower for the furnace or a pump for their radiators). Consider how lucky Europe is climatically: the Netherlands is 52N. By comparison, Toronto is at the same latitude as Nice - this is due to the Gulf currents. Pipes in the Netherlands will not freeze if you spend a few days without heat. The pipes in the homes in the upper half of continental US will burst after a few days without heat. Finally, generators are not particularly bad for CO2 emissions or other pollution compared to the grid. Not when you consider their low usage. We can afford them, they address real problems, they're fairly benign, so why not? EDIT: clarity