dave wrote: > Hi Jack, > > Have you computed the real costs of running a diesel powered genset for > local power. It comes out to be not very attractive. > Just the cost of the fuel alone is more per KWH than the grid. > Yes, but if you are 20 miles from the grid, and the only person out there who wants to hook up, the power company will usually charge you a HUGE fee, well over $10K to bring out the lines. If you are really lucky, they might be planning on bringing power out your way, so you should always ask, but the answer may not be pleasing.
I agree, running a Diesel generator 24/7 is totally insane, and the off-grid home power people have all sorts of solutions for this. For low-power appliances like digital alarm clocks, they have 12 V DC versions with crystal oscillators for RV use, and LED lighting would be the best thing to get, and run off 12 V power, too. You could run the rest of the place off batteries and an inverter, and fire up the generator once a day to charge the batteries. Get solar panels to charge the batteries for days when the machine shop is not being used. Get a Beagle Board and car-type LCD screen for you general purpose computer, the Beagle only draws 3 W and the 12 V LCDs take maybe 8 W when the backlight is on. The Beagle can't run EMC2 just yet, but eventually there will be a real time package for it. Jon ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Increase Visibility of Your 3D Game App & Earn a Chance To Win $500! Tap into the largest installed PC base & get more eyes on your game by optimizing for Intel(R) Graphics Technology. Get started today with the Intel(R) Software Partner Program. Five $500 cash prizes are up for grabs. http://p.sf.net/sfu/intelisp-dev2dev _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
