I did assume we would be able to use untaxed fuel, but it's good to
know. Do you know if we can use #2 "heating fuel"? Or is there some
tax not included in the heating fuel price that needs to bw paid?
Good tip about storage - I hadn't thought about that. My figures
showed we'd probably use 3-400 gal/mo. I guess that if we could get
someone to come on a few days notice we could get by with a 275 gal
tank, but I'd think that ideally we'd want 500 gallons or so.
Well, one more thing to consider.
Thanks.
<dnw>
----- Original Message -----
From <RBHouston at aol.com>
> In a message dated 05/03/2002 4:13:48 PM Mountain Daylight Time,
> david@vermonthardwoods.com writes:
>
>
> > We are thinking about putting a generator in at our shop as a
replacement
> > for
> > grid power. We'd use the generator during normal production
hours and grid
> > power on nights and weekends.
> >
> > Based on our normal peak demand of about 40KW I'd assume we'd
need
> > somewhere
> > around a 50KW diesel unit. We use an average of 4000KWHrs a
month.
> >
>
> David,
>
> Couple of things to consider.
>
> How much is the delivered price of diesel for this and how big a
tank are you
> planning.
>
> Be sure you get the untaxed price of diesel for your figures as
pump diesel
> includes about $.34 in road tax not applicable for your use.
>
> If you are thinking of storing diesel in a tank larger than 2-300
gallons,
> there are a myrid of decisions and problems. The liability
factors of
> leaking, polluting, fuel storage tanks are numerous and expensive.
>
> You will also need sophisticated controls to switch from grid to
generator or
> back. I wouldn't even hazard a guess of the liability issue if
you let
> electricity flow back into the grid and some lineman working on a
"dead" line
> gets zapped.
>
> Just my top of the head thoughts.....
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