“The issue is can the panels power the whole home during an outage. The answer is no. You might be able to charge your cell phones but that is about it.”
Wrong.
You need about 1 sq foot of solar panel to power a cell phone.
Cover your roof (assuming it faces a suitable direction), and you can run the whole home AND charge your EV. Not cheap, but doable if off-grid independence matters.
Wrong again — running your fridge, your airconditioner, your stove, your washer, dryer, etc. off of a set of panels? No way.