Yeah if I had a house I would get one for sure. My folks have one out on their farm. They have to get a truck to come and refill the tank but it's still cool. If you're not outside to hear it turn on, you wouldn't even know the power went out - seamless transition from line to generator. But I live in a shit apartment so I just wanted to run HPS, fan, tv, cable box, xbox, and maybe the modem and laptop.