I feel like part of this answer is solar. Not every house is perfectly designed for solar but I feel this could help reduce some of the cost. I know solar panels aren’t exactly eco friendly given the fossil fuel costs it takes to produce them, but me thinks solar could help reduce some of the impacts of these storms with the right mixture of solar and home battery technology.

Disclaimer: I live on a street with buried lines and we still lost power today because somewhere down the line, a tree fell on a power line that was above ground so this isn’t 100% fool proof. I also have solar on my house and only pay the minimum amount per month to Eversource ($9.62) and my solar lease costs me $115 month.

Yes it’s Raytheon but jobs are usually posted by site so if you try to search for something at Pratt it might exclude Collins roles and vice versa.

Collins just had a walk in career fair in November in Winsdor and one of the roles they had was Welding Technician - Second Shift. I’m not sure if they are on all socials but they do have Collins Aerospace Jobs profile you can follow to get updates on future career fairs if you can’t find anything currently.

Check Collins Aerospace in Windsor Locks.

Pratt has plenty of blue collar jobs in East Hartford but might not be welding specifically.

Also check Kaman.

Last time I saw someone take a shot to the face like that was in a Peter North video