-> > That's why it's all on paper (or bytes!), and not a wrench has been
-> > turned.  To see if the project is practical.  So far, there has bee
-> > some opinions offered by folks with some good experience in the
-> > field.  But I don't believe anyone has actually tried this.
->
-> You can BUY these co-gen setups off-the-shelf. They tend to be a bit
-> pricy, but reportedly work quite well.
Buy??  Heck, no fun *there* .
-> Look up back issues of Popular Science and Popular Mechanics; that's
-> mostly where I've seen the articles.
Yup!  Have enjoyed those for many years!
-> I also have a magazine lying around here that describes a York heat
-> pump unit that's powered by a natural-gas-fueled engine. It'll do
-> the A/C for about half of the cost of electricity in many areas, and
-> runs nearly 130% efficient during the heating cycle.
I saw that!  Pretty soon they'll be getting that perpetual motion
machine ;)
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