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Originally Posted by NiHaoMike
That sounds like a perfect candidate for going off grid with a natural gas generator. It only needs to get better than 17.3% efficiency to net a savings on electricity alone. A leaned out small car engine coupled to an industrial electric motor can easily do that. The heat produced is a nice bonus as long as you can find ways to use it.
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I've considered it, especially for summer peak use. We have
TOU rates, 5.5 cents per KWH in summer except 2-7pm M-F. Peak rate averages 18 cents per KWH. Winter is 10 centes per KWH for the 1st 600KWH, then 6 cents per KWH. We never exceed 600KWH.