Abstract: The disclosed emergency control links an auxiliary electrical generator having an auto-start mechanism and an outlet socket, with a utility's power distribution socket, to maintain electrical power at a controlled socket in the event of a utility's power outage. The emergency control has a controlled socket into which the plug of a powered apparatus would be inserted, instead of into the utility's socket; a distribution plug that would be inserted into the utility's socket; and a generator plug that would be inserted into the generator outlet socket. These plug-ins allow use of the control without hard-wiring it into the utility's power lines. The control connects the controlled socket to either the distribution socket or to the generator outlet socket.