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Cost: Solar Generator Vs. Fuel Generator
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Oct 25 2014 04:15 PM | eds in Solar Power
Solar Generator vs. Fuel Generator
They both operate at different levels of overall Efficiency:
Solar,generates power all day, storing it in batteries, and
. . . then supplies that stored power to the connected appliances as needed.
. . . (or “on-demand”)
Fuel-driven generators, Cost only a few hundred dollars up front,
. . . but its:
. . . . . . Fuel is Expensive, (including transport and storage)
. . . . . . required interval Maintenance is Expensive,
. . . . . . only a couple of years operating life,
. . . . . . Noisy and Polluting,
. . . but it must be operating,
. . . in order to supply any power to connected appliances,
. . . even if the power required is minimal or intermittent.
The actual cost to operate a gasoline generator,
. . . is largely dependent on the generator’s “run-time.”
Generator manufacturers only guarantee fuel-driven generators,
. . . for a short period of life (1-2 years), due to,
. . . the varying amount of run-time they may be subjected to and
. . . replacement of parts that wear out during operation.
These factors are compounded,
. . . if the generator is used in a remote location,
. . . after a disaster, or
. . . for long-term power applications.
A solar generator, Costs a few Thousand dollars up front,
. . . but its:
. . . . . . Fuel is $0.00 operating cost,
. . . . . . requires virtually no maintenance (no moving parts),
. . . . . . up to 25 years operating life,
. . . . . . No Noise and emits no harmful fumes,
. . . it can generate enough power in a day to support the constant power draw,
. . . of several appliances operating over a 24-hour period,
. . . ideal for use every single day.
10-25-2014 Source: Solar Generator vs. Fuel Generator
They both operate at different levels of overall Efficiency:
Solar,generates power all day, storing it in batteries, and
. . . then supplies that stored power to the connected appliances as needed.
. . . (or “on-demand”)
Fuel-driven generators, Cost only a few hundred dollars up front,
. . . but its:
. . . . . . Fuel is Expensive, (including transport and storage)
. . . . . . required interval Maintenance is Expensive,
. . . . . . only a couple of years operating life,
. . . . . . Noisy and Polluting,
. . . but it must be operating,
. . . in order to supply any power to connected appliances,
. . . even if the power required is minimal or intermittent.
The actual cost to operate a gasoline generator,
. . . is largely dependent on the generator’s “run-time.”
Generator manufacturers only guarantee fuel-driven generators,
. . . for a short period of life (1-2 years), due to,
. . . the varying amount of run-time they may be subjected to and
. . . replacement of parts that wear out during operation.
These factors are compounded,
. . . if the generator is used in a remote location,
. . . after a disaster, or
. . . for long-term power applications.
A solar generator, Costs a few Thousand dollars up front,
. . . but its:
. . . . . . Fuel is $0.00 operating cost,
. . . . . . requires virtually no maintenance (no moving parts),
. . . . . . up to 25 years operating life,
. . . . . . No Noise and emits no harmful fumes,
. . . it can generate enough power in a day to support the constant power draw,
. . . of several appliances operating over a 24-hour period,
. . . ideal for use every single day.
10-25-2014 Source: Solar Generator vs. Fuel Generator
