doubt he has done his sums propery. small 5kw one will use 3 litres per hour, if you coud buy red diesel thats about £1 per litre. So it would be costing about 60p per kwh (and that is assuming you use all of it)(and doesnt include the cost of buying one) . Domestic electric is going to be capped at 35p (don't know what commercial rates are)Mick F wrote: ↑25 Sep 2022, 2:26pm Chatting to a business owner today, and he has done his sums. I know him well, and I understand him.
When the electricity prices go up through the roof next month, he's buying a diesel generator.
Cheaper to run, than buy lecky off the grid.
Cheaper than investing in solar panels.
Sad, but true.
This reminds me, I have a 2 stroke genny (0.75kw) should dig that out and see if it stills runs, could be handy this winter when we start having blackouts.