I have a generator that can power everything in my house except my air conditioning. It plugs into the side of my house. The total cost in todays dollars is les

I have a generator that can power everything in my house except my air conditioning. It plugs into the side of my house. The total cost in todays dollars is less than $1k usd. I’ve used this generator to power me through outages that have lasted days. It’s been relatively low maintenance and the maintenance that exists is taught in YouTube videos.