BigE
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- Eric
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I wouldn’t agree with way less. Everyone’s situation is unique. I’m on the east coast, Hurricane central. I currently have a portable generator I can run for days with NG and power most everything in my house during and after a hurricane. We are normally without power for maybe 4-5 days. For a whole house NG, say Generac 24kw Unit…installed I’ve been quoted ~$13.5k. Then factor in weekly start ups for maintenance, oil changes, etc and then replacement every 3-5 years because anything here that sits outside with rust from the salt air. If I could get Enphase’s new Bi-Directional unit to work with my current solar/Enphase for maybe $5-$7k (I know I won’t need any extensive electrical work). I would then have the Rivian in the garage during a storm and be able to power my house for days. What follows every hurricane? No power for a few days but lots of sunshine to recharge the Rivian and power the house. Let’s also not forget, it’s a chunk of $$$ to run a NG 24k generator for days on end.For way less than the cost of setting up your home for v2h (see what it costs to set it up for a lightning), you can get a very nice generator that will run your whole home on natural gas (Or propane or gasoline).
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