Terry Blanton wrote:
About $40,000 plus installation for diesel.
Complete. Even includes a fuel tank.
http://www.affordablegenerator.com/250_kW_60Hz_Generator_with_Cummins_Engine_p/250kw%20cummins.htm
Wow! That is cheap. I had no idea they were so cheap.
I wonder what a 250 kW steam turbine and generator would cost? It might
be a lot more expensive. I doubt there is much of a market for that
because people use diesel in that range. I think most steam turbines are
much bigger. Maybe they have some for the combined heat-and-power market
(cogenerators).
There are some small hydroelectric generators these days. Itty-bitty
ones in China, so people in a village can watch TV.
Natural gas fired cogenerators are popular in Japan. They have them in
big buildings in Tokyo.
- Jed
