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To: The Cajun

1.5KW is not enough to run peak loads, but it is a reasonable average. That is over 1000KWH per month. Last month I used 574KWH of electricity to run my 1400sf condo and I can tell you I have more than “a few lights and a fridge”.

To run peak loads you would either need to be grid-tied or have a battery bank and an inverter. You’d use the 1.5KW generator to keep the battery pack trickle charging. A $2,000 battery pack and a $10,000 10KW off-grid inverter are not trivial expenses, so their claim of $100/KW for the generator doesn’t tell the whole story. If they could be ganged in parallel, a few dozen 1.5KW units for $2,000 - $3,000 would allow true off-grid living.

All of which I find hard to believe because I’ve been reading things about BlackLight Power for a decade and I still can’t go to Home Depot and buy one. They could sucking in venture capitalists though. Maybe they should change their name to “BlackHole for Money”.


33 posted on 06/05/2012 2:08:25 AM PDT by Kellis91789 (The ultimate result of shielding men from the effects of folly is to fill the world with fools.)
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To: Kellis91789
That is basically what I was saying about the article being disingenuous to a degree.
No mention of high dollar battery bank and DC to AC converter (inverter).
Think they were trying to make the reader think just hook up their 1.5 KW gen. to your house and you're in business.
Lots of folks don't know how *electricity works* and are gullible to scams.
57 posted on 06/05/2012 9:46:36 AM PDT by The Cajun (Sarah Palin, Mark Levin......Nuff said.)
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