And I think that intermittent loads is what most of us who have a household generator have. We have them when the lights go out, and that's about it.

What kind of loads to people put on thier gennies when they are using them? Not contractors, but house hold usage. If we can show a need, something like this might get built...

From memory, my folks would be:
5-8 bulbs in the 50-60W range
1 spotlight bulb, not sure of the wattage, on a motion sensor
water pump
fridge and deepfreeze

And that's about it. Maybe a television, but thats unlikely.

Personally... I've got a camp stove, I've got batteries, and no place for a generator. No electricity, no big deal. Unless BSG is on and I'm missing it, then there might be casualties. :P