He said the distributed generator should get the same price as the generator of the power grid.

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And with Chambers County knocked off the electrical grid, no fuel means the generator won't be running.

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The way utilities now meet demand spikes is to attach an extra natural-gas-fired generator or two to the grid and let it sit idle for most of the year.

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Heat from the sun boils water to run a steam turbine generator, which delivers power to the grid.

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Planetary Power plans to follow-up their introduction of HyGen with a truly unique solar hybrid power generator early next year that will again change the game for energy generation both on and off the power grid.

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