11-13-2013, 03:11 AM
A biodiesel-fired Lister would easily provide enough power for a handful of homes, more so if each also had some solar panels.
The common "spaghetti lot" confguration provides an ideal "back line in common" for microgrid distribution (assuming enough neighbors, etc) with no need to "cross the road".
Of course, it's illegal to sell power across a TMK boundary (unless you're HELCO), so this would have to be set up as a co-op ... but by the time you fend off the lawsuit, HELCO's power is probably cheaper. I'm sure this is just a coincidence.
The common "spaghetti lot" confguration provides an ideal "back line in common" for microgrid distribution (assuming enough neighbors, etc) with no need to "cross the road".
Of course, it's illegal to sell power across a TMK boundary (unless you're HELCO), so this would have to be set up as a co-op ... but by the time you fend off the lawsuit, HELCO's power is probably cheaper. I'm sure this is just a coincidence.