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We haven't been hit that much with rolling blackouts in our ROB....
Usually, blackouts from defective 12KV fuses and exploding birds last longer because they're local and lower priority....
Longest outage so far has been around 3 hrs...compared to 12-18 hours for bird or storm damage...
Diesel generator uses about a gallon per hour at full output....so I can usually last 2 days on the drum of fuel I have in stock.....
It is somewhat strange to have the only outside lights on at night here during blackouts though....I have mine setup to run the whole house and shop with my own grid, if you will...
Once tried to run the whole block but the generator fuses weren't having any of that...hehehe...now I have an interlock so I can only cook the PG&E guys when I choose to...*G*
Edited to add....missed the 46% thingie....yeah, price per KWh is getting close to what it costs me to make it with the genset.....I guess a price increase for PG&E is in the works, yes? *G*
Pat
http://albums.photopoint.com/j/View?u=1570936&a=11937754&p=42910787.jpg<P ID="edit"><FONT SIZE=-1>Edited by camachinist on 03/28/01 01:57 PM (server time).</FONT></P>
We haven't been hit that much with rolling blackouts in our ROB....
Usually, blackouts from defective 12KV fuses and exploding birds last longer because they're local and lower priority....
Longest outage so far has been around 3 hrs...compared to 12-18 hours for bird or storm damage...
Diesel generator uses about a gallon per hour at full output....so I can usually last 2 days on the drum of fuel I have in stock.....
It is somewhat strange to have the only outside lights on at night here during blackouts though....I have mine setup to run the whole house and shop with my own grid, if you will...
Once tried to run the whole block but the generator fuses weren't having any of that...hehehe...now I have an interlock so I can only cook the PG&E guys when I choose to...*G*
Edited to add....missed the 46% thingie....yeah, price per KWh is getting close to what it costs me to make it with the genset.....I guess a price increase for PG&E is in the works, yes? *G*
Pat
http://albums.photopoint.com/j/View?u=1570936&a=11937754&p=42910787.jpg<P ID="edit"><FONT SIZE=-1>Edited by camachinist on 03/28/01 01:57 PM (server time).</FONT></P>