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I have more than one customer who put in there own gas turbine generators . Most have the same story , shitty responce from the power companys for big customers . The utility companys HAVE to buy the surplus power from these guys , and it BURNS THEIR ASS to have to pay a lost customer for power .

I checked in to wind power once . For about $30k you could buy the equipment ( then there is wire , big ass battery system , switching gear , etc... ) I don't rember the power out put but i did some calucalutions and with the proper planning you could run your entire house and sell the surplus to the power company .

Oh and Wolf i have been saying all along that the black outs were probley terriost related . Hell i am betting that this west nile virous thing is allong the same lines . I meen think about it , give most of the population an innocuas virus , then come up with some bug that turns it into anthrax or some such . Read the white plague by niven and pournel , it will scare the bageezes out of you !!!!!!!!