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If you are worried about a power outage or the temperature in your home dropping I would suggest looking into a home protection system like one offered by SimpliSafe. You can remotely monitor your house from your smart phone or computer. It will alert you on power outages, home intrusions, flooding and a drop in the home temperature. It will work without power and no phone lines are need because it works off an independent cellular connection. Cost is about $25.00 per month plus initial purchase cost of between $300 to $600. No service contract and you can install it yourself. Company is out of Boston. (Simplisafe.com)