I live in an appartment in Montréal, we rely on electricity to heat our housing. During the Ice Storm of 1998 I just bugged out and joined relatives who have a fireplace in their Condo. That's probably what I would do now since we can get pretty cold weather during winter, down to -22 °F. That's a reason I'm looking for wool blankets and new Thermos but I would bug out for sure.

Frankie