Robert: Good idea you have and not missing too much but for smaller applications usually the cost of standby charges and the "electrical switchgear" cost make for an expensive proposition with unanticipated costs. I know this because of my previous fomer career in energy for both small and large co-generation applications. But it doesn't hurt to try!
>From a purely investment decision: My recommendation is you need to identify your usage during "on-peak" hours, "partial-peak", and "off-peak" utility periods and find both the real tariff rate for each period and the average. The key is the peak rate. Therefore, let's say your average is 15 cents per kwh. 2,000 kWh/month X .15 $/kwh (avg?)= $300 per mo bill For a retail site the net-metering also means a different set of electrical "switchgear" at your metering box along with proper circuit protection and circuit breakers. For commercial applications by a registered electric contractor I would budget at minimum $6,000 for this work. You need to consider the cost of Diesel fuel and also you will need the Permits necessary to operate the generator. You will also need to consider the hours of operation and downtime for maintenence. Also, if you have a recording studio, the power generator will most likely generate signal noise which may impact the fidelity of your recording equipment and you will need to consider the "Power Quality" aspects of your decision. You need to conduct a Return on Investement calculation and also consider the amortization of your equipment if done for a business, along with the environmental costs of using traditional diesel. What impact will your decision have on your local environment? How about noise pollution? Do you need to inform you neighbors? How does your investment affect your cost of capital and revenue for your business? When all that is done you can calculate "simple payback" calculation by using "Cost of Project" divided by "Savings in One Year." Regards, P. Wolfe --- Robert Del Bueno <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > So looking at my power bill for my recording studio > business, we use on > average about 2000kWH per month. > If I were to run a 30kW diesel genset on SVO for 2.5 > hours a day, 30 days a > month... > > 75Hx30kW=2250kWH ... > > I know that net-metering in Georgia does not pay > retail rates for intertie > power, but hell, even if I had to run for 3-4 hours > a day, seems like I > could do well. > Of course using a water cooled genset, I would also > use the hot water for > heating applications. > I have a steady supply of good SVO. > And 30kw diesel genset available very affordable. > I know the intertie/net metering equipment costs a > fair amount, but will be > applicable for future solar pv use as well. > > What is the flaw I am missing? > -Rob > > _______________________________________________ > Biofuel mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://wwia.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/biofuel > > Biofuel at Journey to Forever: > http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html > > Biofuel archives at Infoarchive.net (searchable): > http://infoarchive.net/sgroup/biofuel/ > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ Biofuel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://wwia.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/biofuel Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Biofuel archives at Infoarchive.net (searchable): http://infoarchive.net/sgroup/biofuel/
