Remote Power Inc.

981 Gold Mine Trail

Fairbanks Alaska 99712
www.remotepowerinc.com

Diesel Generator Only System

Quantity Item Cost Total Cost

1 8 kW Northern Lights NL753 genset with autostart ($6400) 6,400 6,400
435 oil change every 200 hours run time ($20 each) 20 8,700
10 fuel filter at tank changed each year ($20 each) 20 200
3 replace engine generator (every 25,000 hours) 5,850 17,550

10 year total for above equipment. $32,850

Fuel Consumption and Cost

hours/day hours/yr. hours/10 yr. gal. / hour $/gallon days / year fuel cost/year
24 8700 87000 0.52 3.50 365 $15,834

Fuel cost /10 years (assumes $3.50 /gallon) $158,340

TOTAL 10 YEAR COST OF POWER - generator and fuel cost $191,190

Notes: _Fuel usage based on 4 kW average load (50% load) for 24 hrs. per day
_Fuel consumption .52 gallons/hour at 50% load (Northern Lights NL753K 8 kW Genset)
_Fuel cost assumes 60 hours per year downtime for generator maintenance
_Shipping costs are included to Anchorage or Fairbanks

Chart below shows some weights for estimating shipping:

Quantity Item Weight (lbs.)

1 NL753K 8kW generator 561.0
1 RP-950 battery bank 3,232.0
1 Diesel fuel (gallon) 7.0
4524 Diesel fuel - 10 year supply 316,680.0

1 Distilled water (gallon) 8.4

300 Distilled water - 10 years worth 2520

2005 Remote Power Inc.

 Generator/Battery/Inverter System for Typical Off-Grid user

Quantity Item Cost Total Cost

1 8 kW Northern Lights NL753 Genset ($6400) 6,400 6,400
110 oil change every 200 hours run time ($20 each) 20 2,190
10 fuel filter at tank changed each year ($20 each) 20 200
0 replace generator (every 25,000 hours) 6,400 0

Subtotal - generator & supplies $8,790

Quantity Item Cost Total Cost

1 48 volt industrial battery bank RP-950 (10 year warranty) 8,996 8996
complete Outback 7.2 kW 120/240 volt system w/ 5 year inverter warranty - includes
battery cables, battery monitor and all necessary breakers and fuses, generator start
1 relay and balance of system components 8524 8524
10 maintenance of system @ $500/year 500 5000
300 gallons distilled water (estimate 30 gal. / year use) 3 900.00

10 year total cost for above equipment. $23,420

Fuel Consumption and Cost

hours/day hours/yr. hours/10 yr. gal. / hour $/gallon days / year fuel cost/year
6 2190 21900 0.75 3.50 365 $5,749

Fuel consumed over 10 years (assumes $3.50 /gallon average) $57,488

TOTAL10 YEAR COST OF POWER - generator/battery/inverter system $89,698

TOTAL SAVINGS FOR 10 YEAR PERIOD $101,493

Notes: _ Fuel usage based on 6 kW load average (.75 gph)

_System efficiency assumed to be 70% (a conservative estimate)
_Daily kWhr used assumed to be 15 kWh per day.
_Shipping costs are included to Anchorage or Fairbanks

* It should be noted that although the fuel usage data comes directly from the NL753K
specifications, this is still only an estimate. People will vary the amount of power they use
throughout the day. Therefore this information should be used for reference only.

Please email questions and comments to info@remotepowerinc.com. You can also call us at
1-888-257-3639 statewide or 457-4299 in the Fairbanks area.

2005 Remote Power Inc.