Lou . . . I forgot to mention in the last post, that besides propane having much less energy per gallon (as compared to heating oil/diesel), the propane engines also are not near as efficient.
It comes to this. If heating oil is $2.90 per gallon, then propane has to be $1.30 per gallon to make electricity at the same price.
You could power your house for 24 hours on diesel for $42. To do the same with propane, the price per gallon would have to be $1.30 per gallon.
If propane IS cheap, you can buy a propane converstion kit to fit just about any old generator with a water-cooled engine. The nice thing about most gensets is this - when used as stand-by units, many have never been used since new - regardless of age. My 1960 Fairbanks-Morse does not even have the paint burnt off the muffler/exhaust yet. It was a stand-by unit in a local school, and was NEVER used since bought new in 1960. Just started once every 6 months and tested.
My point is - you could find a heavy-duty older water-cooled gasoline genset - and easily convert to propane - or better yet - natrual gas if you have it available. In much of the country though, propane is nowhere near as cost-effective as other fuels.
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