just a tish NE of central ND | Say you needed to run a 25,000 or a 35,000 generator for you place in a storm.If you figured Rent for a generator tractor at dealer rates of 50$ an hour for say a 70-125 hp (green one LOL), 24 hours of generating your own electricity gets pretty danged expensive. 50$x 24 hours/day = $1200 a day for rent.
Or.... If you expect to get 10,000 hours out of a purchased 40,000 $ tractor running a generator it would cost you 96$ a day in depreciation on the tractor.Without any wear, tear, maintance or fuel.....
Either way....... electricity coming down a power line is a MUCH MUCH better bargain.
"Downed" power lines = economic stimulis......... Probably not the way to make most of us happy though.Just cant imagine what it costs to replace a mile of poles and patch wires in crappy weather.
Edited by School Of Hard Knock 1/28/2010 11:21
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Electricty finally
