This week came the announcement that Eggborough Power station will close next spring. Together with the closure of Longannet this represents the loss of at least 4000mW of generating capacity. It is becoming clear to me that electricity generating capacity is likely to be on a knife edge over the coming winter and beyond.
As my wife is quite severely disabled, I am not prepared to run the risk of power outages for this coming or subsequent winters and am therefore looking to buy a small generator for home use should such an outage occur. At this stage I do not think I need to be switched into the house electrics and would be prepared to use an extension cable to the generator, which would be located outside the house. Can anyone recommend what I should be looking for/expecting to pay for a generator which would provide some lighting capability and perhaps enable us to listen to the radio or watch television, besides providing power for the compressor which powers my wife's air mattress? All suggestions greatfully received.
As my wife is quite severely disabled, I am not prepared to run the risk of power outages for this coming or subsequent winters and am therefore looking to buy a small generator for home use should such an outage occur. At this stage I do not think I need to be switched into the house electrics and would be prepared to use an extension cable to the generator, which would be located outside the house. Can anyone recommend what I should be looking for/expecting to pay for a generator which would provide some lighting capability and perhaps enable us to listen to the radio or watch television, besides providing power for the compressor which powers my wife's air mattress? All suggestions greatfully received.