For about $ 8 million a year over three years, they could have kept some coal power going and wouldn't have needed to spend $ 400 million
on emergency diesel generators they don't want to use, and over $ 100 million on a battery that can supply 4 % of the state for one hour.
Not exact matches
It means loss of off - site AC power — power lines are down — and then a subsequent failure of
emergency power
on - site — the
diesel generators.
Not talking rad safety, but
emergency cooling systems in depth,
on site
diesel generators behind thick concrete and hydrogen recombiners just in case.
We've come a long way in terms of remote and
emergency power options over the last ten years, having gone from relying almost completely
on gas or
diesel generators and boxes of single - use batteries to solar chargers and rechargeable batteries for supplying electricity, and from gas lanterns to LED lights for illumination, which is good for the average camper or
emergency preparedness kit.
On my sail boat, I have two
diesel propulsion engines and use electricity generated by solar, wind, and a
diesel emergency generator.