Reply #6: Yeah the 50-75 homes is somewhat misleading. [View All]

At peak output it produces 60KW which is enough for about 50 homes however the generator won't produce 60KW continually. The power is variable so in a year it will output 60KW * 20% * 24 * 365 = 105MW annually. Average home uses 8 MW per year so the power from this generator is equal to the power needed for 13 average American homes.

To use an analogy say you have a job which pays $20 per hour (your peak wage output). Well there are 8760 hours per year so using the logic in the article you make about $160,000 per year. Of course most people know that isn't true when it comes to a job because you won't be earning $20 every hour of the year.

However the whole "power x homes" based on peak output number is pretty common in articles like this (regardless of technology type) it sounds better and I think the people writing them really have no clue how electrical energy works.