[RE-wrenches] Generator Operating Cost

Darryl Thayer daryl_solar at yahoo.com
Tue Jan 18 18:39:43 PST 2011


I do not have a lot of experiance but for back up commerical generatoers,
 but on smaller generators, 5 to 10 kW top end overhaul 1000 hours max, total 
3000 hours
Medium size 50 to 150 kW top end 2000 hours total overhaul 8 to 10,000 hours.  
Big engines 4 to 5000 hrs for top end and bottom end up to 20,000 hours



----- Original Message ----
From: Kent Osterberg <kent at coveoregon.com>
To: Wrenches <re-wrenches at lists.re-wrenches.org>
Sent: Tue, January 18, 2011 5:06:28 PM
Subject: [RE-wrenches] Generator Operating Cost

Fellow wrenches,

Anyone have some information, perhaps a spreadsheet, showing the cost to operate 
a generator?
How many hours should one expect a water-cooled propane generator to operate 
before overhaul or retirement? 25,000?
How many hours should one expect a water-cooled diesel generator to operate 
before overhaul or retirement? 40,000?


Thanks.

Kent Osterberg
Blue Mountain Solar, Inc.
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