Re: The Truth can be ugly and painful, or Why America doesn't count for much anymore.
We have a propane-powered Honda 11,000 watt generator at the farm which kicks in when the water turbine can't keep up with demand. Of course we have a huge battery bank, too.
11,000 watts is too big for a house, and this one runs full speed all the time. With the battery bank sucking up what isn't used in the house and shack it's OK, but propane costs around $3 a gallon delivered. At around 1.5 gallons per hour it's very spendy without the battery bank. Fortunately the turbine does a super job, and the generator doesn't have to kick in much.
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