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<blockquote data-quote="Pheasant Surprise" data-source="post: 4279570" data-attributes="member: 1103"><p>The genset is only economic if the 3-phase mains costs are astronomical AND your only doing small hours (or using a very small 3-phase set). I'd say your 3-phase costs connection costs are pretty good actually.</p><p></p><p>A 200A 3-phase set will be around about 150 kVa or 120 kW give or take. Table snuck from the Internet gives a brief view of fuel consumption (I think its a bit optimistic).</p><p></p><p>On the basis that diesel is rapidly approaching 50p per litre and electricity is about 11p/kWh. Allowing £1 per run hour maintenance on the set the cost difference (at full chat) is around £4 per hour, in favour of mains.</p><p></p><p>You then need to factor in your purchase or rental price of the set and work out the capital difference against your £5000 mains connection costs too work back to your break even point.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]580000[/ATTACH]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Pheasant Surprise, post: 4279570, member: 1103"] The genset is only economic if the 3-phase mains costs are astronomical AND your only doing small hours (or using a very small 3-phase set). I'd say your 3-phase costs connection costs are pretty good actually. A 200A 3-phase set will be around about 150 kVa or 120 kW give or take. Table snuck from the Internet gives a brief view of fuel consumption (I think its a bit optimistic). On the basis that diesel is rapidly approaching 50p per litre and electricity is about 11p/kWh. Allowing £1 per run hour maintenance on the set the cost difference (at full chat) is around £4 per hour, in favour of mains. You then need to factor in your purchase or rental price of the set and work out the capital difference against your £5000 mains connection costs too work back to your break even point. [ATTACH=full]580000[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]
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