About

Outage Authority

Honest capacity math for when the grid goes down.

Charles McQuain

Charles McQuain

Engineer

Engineer in Texas, on the ERCOT grid. I size home backup power with real load math — what actually keeps a fridge, a CPAP, and a router alive through a multi-day outage — and I show the work on every number.

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