justinm001
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the OP was about solar vs gas geny costs. gas generator produces about 4-7 kwh per gallon, smaller gens are less efficient. the last pic i saw showed they had 1200 watts of solar, depending on location that will yield an average of 6-6.6 kwh per day so likely more than what one gallon will produce with that generator, however, it is unlikely they will use every photon every day so lets just say that solar system equals one gallon of gas per day. right now average price is 3.63 and rising but based on where you are the price is around 3-5 dollars. it is unlikely they will be camping everyday so lets just use 300 days. that will be $900-$1500 per year in gas so in a few years the solar will be cheaper.
My 20kw generator burns .34 / .68 / 1.50 gallons of diesel/hr for 25/50/100% load. Diesel is $4/gal so 10kwh is $3.
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20 kW Diesel Generator Details
ENCLOSED CONFIGURATION OPEN CONFIGURATION EPS 20kW Tier 4 Final Diesel Mobile Generator Specifications Configuration Enclosed Open EPS Model Number S10020J4ENC S10020T4C3 KW – Stand-by (1) 20.9 20.9 KW – Continuous (1) 19.4 19.4 120 / 240V
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