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If a solar storm knocked out the electric grid, would I still be able to use a diesel generator to power stuff in my house?
by trashface 5y ago
If a solar storm knocked out the electric grid, would I still be able to use a diesel generator to power stuff in my house?
- CamperBob2 5y agoYes, but if you want the generator to power your house as if nothing had happened, the details of installing it are both complex and important. You'll need an electrician and a decent-sized checkbook.
- elevaet 5y agoYou'd also want your household appliances etc. to not have been fried from some anomalous power surge.
- sbierwagen 5y agoThe specific term of art is a "transfer switch". The phrase "decent sized checkbook" in the HN context might be $10k-$10m, but installing a transfer switch would only be a few thousand bucks if done to code by a professional.