Generators are hella loud, really expensive to run, and get the crap beat out of them with long term use. Good for 72-96 hours. After that breakdowns will happen.
Not to mention the cost of trucking all that diesel fuel, unless they’re NG, which I doubt. There’s no NG infrastructure up there. Most homes up in those hills use propane which is also trucked in.
So there’s all that.
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There is a simple fix to that, just get one of those Solar / Wind Power Generators.
You can usually find them on the shelf alongside the Unicorn Fart powered Generators at Home Depot.
I heard the Pixie Dust fueled Generators clogged up too easily and were discontinued, although Harbor Freight might still have some in stock.
Generators are hella loud,
Most of my neighbors have EM generators running natural gas.
Not much noise at all.
NG or propane, dual fuel generators sound the same.
A newer diesel installation should not be much different?
Last winter we lost power for a few days and the phone/cable company set up a small diesel about 200 yards from my position, no noticeable sounds.
The dogs and I stopped by to inquire about our lost internet service.
Some unnamed locals running an old generator or two they drug out of the garage... Have you ever heard a squadron of the old A-1 Skyraiders on takeoff???