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So said my wife a few minutes ago, as we finished our hot supper.

Here in the mid-Atlantic we had an ice storm roll in overnight. Last night at dusk, a couple hours before the storm was supposed to arrive, I backed the Cybertruck up near the house, dropped the tailgate, plugged the 50' generator cable going to the well into the 240v outlet, plugged the 10 AWG extension cord into the 120v outlet, threw the tarp over the open tailgate, and called it good.

This morning, right on cue, the utility power went out.

My wife hadn't been particularly enthusiastic when I picked up the Cybertruck last summer. Today she became a fan.


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I was out at the range the other day. Chilly morning.

Had one of those parabolic heaters going, along with a coffee maker. I've never had a vehicle I could plug things into before. It was awesome, haha!!
 

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indeed, fundamentally people should take care of their financial & fundamentals instead of 'too emotional' of what's going on with the Politics these days.
 


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is this close to your reaction once she mentioned it?

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My Tesla Power Backup Gateway is not live yet, so I plugged the Cybertruck into my generator inlet box which is attached to my house. This allows me to power my entire home for 5 days. I consume on average 17 kW per day.

Thanks for the video!
 

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My Tesla Power Backup Gateway is not live yet, so I plugged the Cybertruck into my generator inlet box which is attached to my house. This allows me to power my entire home for 5 days. I consume on average 17 kW per day.

I am always amazed when I see how little power people use. We are easily over 50 kWh on a low power usage day.
 
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My Tesla Power Backup Gateway is not live yet, so I plugged the Cybertruck into my generator inlet box which is attached to my house. This allows me to power my entire home for 5 days. I consume on average 17 kW per day.

Similar consumption here. I used just under 5 kWh during the 6-hour outage.
 


 








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