What's really sweet are the whole-house permanent generator sets that run off both natural gas and bottled LPG. It senses a power outtage, disconnects from the main line, and starts up automatically. It reverses the process when the power comes back on.
It sits on a concrete slab, and has a soundproofed housing. A computerized control panel lets you test system readiness. It's really deluxe, but prices start at about $5K.
I've looked intuh those... they're pretty manly, but pricey...
that little 5Kw really did the job... with our LPG appliances, it's really all the Kw we need... The only shortcomin' is it takes unleaded... tho it was fuel efficient, 10 hours on 4 gallons... would really like a diesel, or a PTO driven one...
we're lookin' intuh a wind source, and solar panels for the roof...
We got one of those. It's a Guardian 16 KW. We figured if we were going to be on the Gulf Coast, with all the storms and such, it would be prudent to get something like that.