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Originally Posted by hayden55
No point in using it though outside of emergency though. $/kWh is awful.
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Cost of fuel per kWh isn't too insane though. For small gensets, I'm calculating something around $0.60 per kWh. I bet super efficient ones could get down to around $0.40 or lower, all depending on price of fuel of course.
Hawaii already has comparable electricity rates. It's almost a wash if you should produce your own power or connect to their grid.
If I lived in Hawaii, I'd have solar, batteries, and a genset that automatically tops up the batteries if the charge falls too low. The whole setup would probably pay off in 5 years.