[aerohead]

I lived ten years off the grid, and whether or not I had electricity was up to my design specification.
'Needs' are small relative to 'wants.'
Now that I'm on the grid, I've never experienced a power outage lasting more than a few hours, even during the killer winter storm two years ago.
I never suffered.
I've made it through 30-degrees F below zero in a tent, with nothing but biological heat. Anyone who hasn't back-packed , in the presence of predators has short-changed themselves for life.
If it's a real priority for people to navigate a power outage without suffering, they'll be pro-active.
If they suffer, by default, they asked for it, and I have zero sympathy.