I guess the appropriate step then would to take the tranny out of my
pickup and replace it with a 20KW generator, adding a battery bank and
some motors on the front and rear diffs. And some quick couplers for
both electric and hot water. And leave that idling in my driveway when
not on the road.
Which is not a bad idea anyway, sort of kill two birds with one
stone. Battery banks in house and truck, about a 1000gal insulated hot
water tank in the basement of the house. Put up a few solar panels to
explain the meter running backwards a lot.
kirk wrote:
>
> I came by this because a friend of mine lives in Santa Barbara County,
> California.
> I had discussed cogeneration with him.
> He cannot lawfully do it as there is a law re 10 hours a month maximum or
> some ridiculous number.
> I think it is 10 though.
> If they cite you it can get ugly so I would be aware of local ordinances.
>
> What is reasonable and what is lawful are two different things.
>
> Part of the reason I left Ca is they are becoming a tyrannical state.
> Kirk
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Harmon Seaver [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: Wednesday, January 23, 2002 12:58 PM
> To: biofuel@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: Re: [biofuel] Hydrogen Fuel vs Dino Diesel
>
> kirk wrote:
> >
> > A cogeneration biodiesel at your house could work very well but most
> > municipal zoning will outlaw it.
>
> I don't know why. I've looked at zoning regs for a few places and
> can't find anything that addresses this -- and why should they? I have
> hundreds of cars and semi trucks driving by my house 24/7. If I decided
> to leave my car idling in my driveway 24/7 there's nothing to prevent
> it, legally speaking -- and having a cogen unit running quietly in my
> garage or basement is no different. In fact, how would they ever even
> know it existed?
> I say this because I'm just about to do exactly this, and to use net
> metering to sell 20kwh to the electric company, so I'm wondering where
> you came by this idea? I really can't imagine what anyone's objection
> would be -- certainly not noise, since the insulated box it will dwell
> in also will kill any noise, besides which the traffic noise is so loud
> that we can't talk to each other when sitting on the front porch or out
> working in the front yard without literally screaming. And certainly not
> pollution, that would be a joke.
>
>
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Harmon Seaver
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