So, you agree that no one expected Manhattan to lose power. No one expected that in 2003 during the blackouts, either. And in that case, Peer1 was able to keep

So, you agree that no one expected Manhattan to lose power. No one expected that in 2003 during the blackouts, either. And in that case, Peer1 was able to keep the servers running without disruption. This was a monster of a storm, with unprecedented water levels. Buoys around New York reported waves 5 times higher than anything on record. So consider it this way: would you rather the services be significantly more expensive (remember, doubling the hardware is the cheap part of it) or have the possibility of a few hours of downtime in a once in 100 years event?