On Thu, 3 Mar 2016 14:45:14 -0500, Keyser Söze wrote:

On 3/3/16 2:32 PM, wrote:
On Thu, 3 Mar 2016 07:52:40 -0500, Keyser Söze wrote:

I already have a 17KW generator.

I just got an ad that brags about a new in the box Generac 17KW
Standby Generator - $3200


Plus autoswitch box, base, heavy cables, rewiring, perhaps a buried gas
line of 100 feet, trenching, permits and licensed electric and gas
contractors, and you're up to $8000 to $10,000, depending upon area.

This comes with the transfer switch. Wiring and gas will be more tho.
It cost me 1500 for a buried propane tank and connection to the pool
heater (total with a tank of gas). I would not pay for the electrical
part other than materials and a $135 permit. If I was going to do
something like this, I would set it right next to my pool heater, use
the existing gas setup and wiring back to the panel is about 35'
inside the garage. I am just not sure why I would want another
generator since I have one that is still new in the box. FPL has been
real good about keeping the lights on here.
Virtually every outage we have had since Charley was within the
capabilities of my UPS units.
A lot of time we don't even know the lights are out unless we go into
another room and turn a light on.
The TV, DVRs and computers are all on UPS here.