After some thought over fuel usage during a long-term power outage, I came to the conclusion that two generators, one big and one small, would be good. The big generator runs the heavy loads for short periods of time (well pump, microwave, recharging big batteries, etc) and the small generator, or a battery inverter, runs the lighter loads (lights, TV, fridge, internet). If one wanted to have both generators connected and running at the same...
Originally asked by Triplefault on Stack Exchange (diy) (CC BY-SA 4.0).
