Out of curiousity through this power outage, I was wondering about the feasibility of generating your own electricity.
In looking at some Generac models, a 2500sqft residential dwelling could be powered off of a $9000 unit. That's a lot of dough, but with natural gas prices dropping, is there any research done by an individual or group that possibly shows a NatGas electrical generator being a reliable replacement for the electric company?
I spoke to a UA police officer yesterday as I was volunteering for a 4th of July parade, and in discussions he said the biggest concern - aside from $$$ and wear on the generator - would be noise levels possibly being offensive to neighbors.
EDIT: Here's a good story about living "off-the-grid" SOUNDS EXPENSIVE AND NOT TOTALLY RELIABLE. Thanks, Google!:thumbup:
http://www.dannylipford.com/living-off-the-grid-generating-your-own-electricity/