Not even that long.
The minute the electricity goes off, life as normal ends.
Micro-no go
electric stove-no go
ac/heat-no go
TV-no go
light on demand-no go
After 36-48 hours, depending on where you live and time of year, the smell from rotting food from peoples freezers starts to become overwhelming, and that doesn’t even take into consideration the flies.
I’ve had enough “test runs” with my solar system at the ranch.
Sixteen L-16 batteries are good for 48 hours during extended blizzard conditions. After that you either shut down, or permanently damage the batteries.
“After 36-48 hours, depending on where you live and time of year, the smell from rotting food from peoples freezers starts to become overwhelming, and that doesn’t even take into consideration the flies.”
In hurricane country, we first eat what’s in the fridge, then eat food from the freezer. Some of us pare down the frozen food before hurricane season gets here so there won’t be a huge amount of frozen food in there.
Planning for an emergency works.