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My neighbor behind us paid a lot for a full house Generac natural gas generator. After about 10 years it has run for a total of 12 minutes of power outage. That is some expense electricity.
Out neighborhood is all underground utilities. Our biggest help is a assisted living center three blocks away on the same circuit. When power goes out the hospitals are on generators, and high on the list behind the police and fire departments. Nursing homes and assisted living centers are high on the list as well. We had a power outage of about 10 seconds. I was just standing up to get flashlights when the power came back on. Most likely a transformer or fuse was hit, and the electricity was rerouted.
We had a big thunderstorm come through a few nights ago. 60 MPH winds here and 1.6 inches of rain in just a few minutes. In Norman the had one weather station record 95 MPH straight line winds. Lots of tree damage, and building damage. They lost power for three days in parts of Norman. The power company is awesome in getting the power back up.
Every time we have a generator thread I get the urge to get a generator. Then I think of the cost and benefit, and I just go back to other ways to spend money.
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Glen
50 Year member of the Porsche Club of America
1985 911 Carrera; 2017 Macan
1986 El Camino with Fuel Injected 350 Crate Engine
My Motto: I will never be too old to have a happy childhood!
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