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The ideal thing would be some sort of a current transformer around the incoming utility feed. So when the power came back on the indicator light would sense power. Also you would not have to touch the incoming service entrance conductors. I am not sure if something out there exsits or not.

I'd run one of those mini-transfer panels, with only the critical circuits on the generator, thereby having non-critical circuits on utility only, so you can have a lamp or radio come on when utility power returns.

You might wat to have one of those capcitive/inductive sensors coupled to
the main somehow (powering it with AAs, instead of the LR44 coin cells)