Due to Tropical Storm Isaias that rolled through NJ last week, we lost power for 4 days. So now we're investigating backup natural gas operated electric generators. But I was thinking about solar panels combined with storage batteries with maybe a smaller emergency generator instead of just a larger generator with no solar panels. Does anyone know of that kind of a setup?
I don't think I can get enough storage for night time use. But is anyone working in Europe or elsewhere on better performance or different methods?