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To: eastexsteve
"12KW - 13KW running"

Good info.

13KW, is all day would be 24x13=kWHr.

How does that compare to your power bill, without the blackout? You should be able to divide by the number of days in your non-blackout billing period.

10 posted on 06/04/2024 8:51:16 AM PDT by fruser1
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To: fruser1
How does that compare to your power bill, without the blackout? You should be able to divide by the number of days in your non-blackout billing period.

I'm on a co-op, so we have really cheap electricity. But, even this diesel generator costs way more to run than the power company charges.

48 posted on 06/04/2024 9:11:59 AM PDT by eastexsteve
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To: fruser1
13KW, is all day would be 24x13=kWHr. How does that compare to your power bill, without the blackout?

You don't select a generator based on your average power draw over a 24 hour period. You need enough power to run your maximum expected continuous load. Then you build in a cushion in case you exceed that power draw because someone decides to use the toaster, microwave, clothes dryer and air conditioner at the same time.

51 posted on 06/04/2024 9:14:15 AM PDT by ETCM (“There is no security, no safety, in the appeasement of evil.” — Ronald Reagan)
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To: fruser1

That is a huge amount of energy. 312 kwh per day.

We live in the bay area, we don’t even use 20 kwh a day. Granted we have mild weather here.

An average heat pump runs on 5kw, and of course that is intermittent, so a 13 kw generator is a bit much for a regular house.

We have a 8kw generator and run the whole house with it.


59 posted on 06/04/2024 9:16:07 AM PDT by aquila48 (Do not let them make you "care" ! Guilting you is how they control you. )
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