The pair of papers, «Assessing the cost of large - scale
power outages to residential customers» and «Providing limited local electric
service during a major grid
outage — A first assessment based on customer willingness to pay,» examined residential
power users» willingness to pay (WTP) for full or partial backup
services during a theoretical 24 - hour blackout and then determined the investments required by the electrical provider to implement these
services.