The power company must see you coming from a mile away, and can't wait to send you your next power bill. It is not better to have blackouts.

Invertors run on batteries. Batteries require more energy to charge than they actually provide you with when the power is out. The distributors make more money off of you when you use your invertor than if they provided continous service.

Generators are nice, you don't have the power meter spinning like a top to charge up batteries like an invertor. However, the cost per kWh of running a generator far exceed the cost of the power distributed by the distribution companies.

Every hotel on the island has its own energy supply in the form of backup generators, not just in Bavaro. The Punta Cana region is served by a seperate distribution area in which all supply generated in the area is distributed in the area. This means that if the power generators are highly reliable (which they are), the supply is reliable. This is unique to this area of the island.

marc