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Default Generator or inverter?

In article ,
The Natural Philosopher wrote:
30 of them would give you enough to power a house for a day, including
things like the odd heater, shower and electric kettle, and be about the
same size as a fridge. About the same (output) energy as a car tankful
of fuel.


It makes no sense at all to use batteries for some of these applications.
Far better (and cheaper) to use a portable calor gas etc ring for kettle
boiling - and the same for local heating.
An inverter only really makes sense to run central heating. Even a freezer
is better off run from a small genny.

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