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Re:OVH outage explained by userbinator on Saturday November 11, 2017 @03:29PM (#15678010)
Diesel tends to be used more because they tend to be much lower maintenance than other fuel engines, and the cost of the fuel itself is also lower due to the higher efficiency.
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Re:OVH outage explained by TheSpiceIsLife on Saturday November 11, 2017 @04:04PM (#15678194)
I think also storing diesel is easier. It's not very flammable as compared petrol (gasoline) or LPG / LNG.

Although diesel can get microbial contamination if not used in 6 - 12 months.[1]

1. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microbial_contamination_of_d...

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Re:OVH outage explained by askvictor on Saturday November 11, 2017 @06:51PM (#15678858)
Why are they lower maintenance in this situation (i.e. power failsafe generators that are used for only a few hundred hours over their life)? I appreciate that diesel car/truck engines are lower maintenance, but they are used in a very different way.
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