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Originally Posted by skyking
I ran our refrigerator and freezer a few times a day through two power outages with that generator, so you are talking an apples to grapefruit comparison. I saved $400 in meat in the freezer with it.
I use the trailer 10 times a year, and use a generator no more than an hour a day on about half the days.
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Right, but if you were using the electricity every day then the fuel use would quickly add up and the solar panels produce electricity every day.
I've used the spare batteries for my electric car for remote power and figure I can power my fridge for or freezer for about 3 days per charge without noise and recharge them off solar.
But it really comes down to what best fits your needs, if you want to offset your electrical use every day, year round for the rest of your life then solar for sure is the way to go, but there are times where a gas generator does make more sense, but I wouldn't want to rely on that gas generator for my electricity every day.