re: Natural gas infrastructure not built for generator demand

we have had a whole house propane generator for awhile. After Hurricane Ida we could not get the Propane company on the phone for a refill. They simply disappeared. And we were a regular customer. Luckily we got power back(3 days) before we ran out.

Note if you get into a bind and need a generator, check out the local equipment rental companies and get a 4000watt light tower. the generator should have a few plug outlets both 110 and 220. Just leave the lights off. They also run on diesel.

I know he is. I still want to correct obvious BS when he states it.

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Dumb by municipalities to keep issuing permits for install if the infrastructure can’t handle it.

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Exactly. But they just want the fees collected from permits, they don’t care if you have A/C or not

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Do the news outlets only have one person to interview? I remember her name being all over the St. George opposition.

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She sued to stop SG and reverse the election,
She needs to go away, but now she’s some special adviser to the mayor.

30k diesel Katolight, 210g diesel on hand. Had no problem with the NG problem!

How long does stored diesel last?

But muh intranet

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How long does stored diesel last?

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2 years with stabil treatment. I just pump it into my truck and use it

I've drained diesel out of equipment that was 10 years or more old and used it without issue. It will form a layer of water and crud on the bottom you have to drain off but the diesel itself is fine.

Just couldn't bring myself to throw out hundreds of gallons of diesel I recovered from old heavy equipment. I can't speak for the more modern diesel engines with electronic nannies but old school diesels will burn damn near anything for fuel

If you want to run diesel make sure to install your holding tank on a slight incline towards a drain valve. That way you can drain off condensation and crud every so often. I also make sure the pick up is a good ways off the bottom of the tank.

Gas load for a typical 2000 sq/ft house

Dryer - 35,000 BTU
Range - 65,000-100,000 BTU (all burners on)
Oven - 80,000 BTU
50 gal water heater - 50,000 BTU
Gas lamps (x2) - 8,000 BTU
Gas furnace - 75,000 - 100,000 BTU


22kW generac at full load - 301,000 BTU

Using the generator doubles the houses gas usage. And with diversity (not all the appliances on at once) the impact of a generator is way more then double what was designed by the local utilities

EDIT: when Ida hit and power was out, my gas stove had a weak flame and instead of full blue had a lot of yellow and orange (indicating bad fuel/air mix)

So u can tell there was gas issues. Luckily this past week we lost power for 30 min