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If you're intent on using solar anyway then I don't see how having a fallback generator would compel you to just give up on the solar. How often do you have to repair or replace panels?


It’s just plain easier & cheaper to run FFs than solar. About the only serious disadvantage is noise.


This is very misguided - anyone in serious remote area operates renewables with FF backup, because FF is expensive and delivery difficult and unreliable. If you ever been to remote lighthouse or similar, youd realise logitistics in delivering tonns of FF is not something you can take for grantes.

Those 200 KG of solar panels will save you many metric tons of oil over their lifetime




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