{"id":484,"date":"2020-01-06T11:00:27","date_gmt":"2020-01-06T16:00:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.schererelectric.com\/blog\/?p=484"},"modified":"2019-12-31T09:21:46","modified_gmt":"2019-12-31T14:21:46","slug":"gas-diesel-lp-fuel-sources-generators","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.schererelectric.com\/blog\/electrical\/gas-diesel-lp-fuel-sources-generators\/","title":{"rendered":"Gas, Diesel, And LP: Fuel Sources for Generators"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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We strongly recommend our customers in Western New York\ninvest in a whole-house generator. Long-term power losses due to bad weather or\nstress on the electrical grid are becoming more common, and the best defense\nagainst being trapped for hours or even days without power is to have a back-up\npower source.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A whole-house generator in Buffalo, NY<\/a> is the best way to provide back-up power. Portable generators aren\u2019t powerful enough to handle the needs of an entire house, and they can also create dangerous fumes inside the living spaces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So whole-house generators are great for back-up energy. But\nyou\u2019ll need to make a choice about the source of energy for a whole-house\ngenerator. There are multiple options, but the three most common are natural\ngas, diesel, and liquid petroleum (LP). <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Natural gas<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

If your house has access to natural gas, this is the best choice for a whole-house generator. There are a number of big advantages of going with natural gas, and the top one is that it has an unlimited supply of energy. If you\u2019re hooked up to a gas main, your generator will never run out of power and you\u2019ll be able to get through any length of a blackout. Natural gas is also an inexpensive fuel, and current gas prices are lower than ever. There are other smaller benefits, such as a quieter engine, clean-burning fuel, and lower emissions. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Liquid propane <\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Obviously, natural gas generators don\u2019t work for homes without\nnatural gas access. For these homes, the most popular option for a fuel source\nis liquid propane (LP). Liquid propane comes in pressurized cylinders, so you\u2019ll\nneed to make sure you have a sufficient amount to make it through an extended\noutage. Liquid propane has a long life before it turns stale and needs to be\nreplaced, and the tank sizes don\u2019t have to be enormous to have a reliable\nsupply. Propane burns cleanly and has a number of similar advantages to natural\ngas. However, it is a pricier choice for fuel, and propane can pose more danger\nif it leaks. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Diesel<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

If you are concerned about potential safety hazards using liquid propane (or vapor propane), then you might wish to consider diesel, which has low flammability. It\u2019s easily available in case of emergencies and you can arrange for home delivery. Diesel engines have longer service lives than propane engines, so you can expect many years of use from a diesel whole-house generator. In fact, no engine operates better under longer periods of use than a diesel engine. On the negative side, diesel fuel turns stale between 18 to 24 months, a much shorter shelf life than liquid petroleum, so you must remember to regularly renew the fuel. The fuel tanks are also larger for diesel and the engines much noisier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You don\u2019t have to worry about making the right choice for your whole-house generator installation since our professionals will assist you. We have plenty of experience helping households find the ideal generator to meet their needs in an emergency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Scherer Electric is Western New York\u2019s Favorite Electrician. Call us to find out more about whole-house generator installation.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

You\u2019ll need to make a choice about the source of energy for a whole-house generator. There are multiple options.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[87],"tags":[91,98,105],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.schererelectric.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/484"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.schererelectric.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.schererelectric.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.schererelectric.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.schererelectric.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=484"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.schererelectric.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/484\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":488,"href":"https:\/\/www.schererelectric.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/484\/revisions\/488"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.schererelectric.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=484"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.schererelectric.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=484"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.schererelectric.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=484"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}