The chart below approximates a diesel generator's fuel consumption according to the size of the generator and the generator's load it is operating at.
|
Generator Size |
1/4 Load (gal/hr) |
1/2 Load (gal/hr) |
3/4 Load (gal/hr) |
Full Load (gal/hr) |
|
20 |
0.6 |
0.9 |
1.3 |
1.6 |
|
30 |
1.3 |
1.8 |
2.4 |
2.9 |
|
40 |
1.6 |
2.3 |
3.2 |
4.0 |
|
60 |
1.8 |
2.9 |
3.8 |
4.8 |
|
75 |
2.4 |
3.4 |
4.6 |
6.1 |
|
100 |
2.6 |
4.1 |
5.8 |
7.4 |
|
125 |
3.1 |
5.0 |
7.1 |
9.1 |
|
135 |
3.3 |
5.4 |
7.6 |
9.8 |
|
150 |
3.6 |
5.9 |
8.4 |
10.9 |
|
175 |
4.1 |
6.8 |
9.7 |
21.7 |
|
200 |
4.7 |
7.7 |
11.0 |
14.4 |
|
230 |
5.3 |
8.8 |
12.5 |
16.6 |
|
250 |
5.7 |
9.5 |
13.6 |
18.0 |
|
300 |
6.8 |
11.3 |
16.1 |
21.5 |
|
350 |
7.9 |
13.1 |
18.7 |
25.1 |
|
400 |
8.9 |
14.9 |
21.3 |
28.6 |
|
500 |
11.0 |
18.5 |
26.4 |
35.7 |
|
600 |
13.2 |
22.0 |
31.5 |
42.8 |
|
750 |
16.3 |
27.4 |
39.3 |
53.4 |
|
1000 |
21.6 |
36.4 |
52.1 |
71.1 |
|
1250 |
26.9 |
45.3 |
65.0 |
88.8 |
|
1500 |
32.2 |
54.3 |
77.8 |
106.5 |
|
1750 |
37.5 |
63.2 |
90.7 |
124.2 |
|
2000 |
42.8 |
72.2 |
103.5 |
141.9 |
|
2250 |
48.1 |
81.1 |
116.4 |
159.6 |