＜Japanese Version＞

居住地の自治会では地震等の発生で電気・水道・ガスなどの公共必須アイテム遮断の弊害の対策の一つとして中型発電機の購入が今役員会で検討が進められている。中型発電機なので避難所の特定場所の夜間照明・スマホやノート型パソコンの充電への利用が主な使用目的である。しかし発電機を１日８時間くらい発電するための燃料の備蓄にはアイデアが進んでいない。EENOURのGT3500iO（6万円）という中型発電機は12Lのガソリンで６時間運転でき、2,800Wの電力を生み出すそうだ。消防法では危険物保管庫がない場合は40L以上のガソリンは保管できないから、中型の発電機でも1日6時間で約3日ほどしか使用できない。震度６程度の地震での停電は１０～２０日くらい停電するから発電機を買うには、危険物倉庫の新設と危険物保管責任者の指名も併せて考えなければならない。

 

 

＜English Version＞

　At the local community association, the board of directors is currently considering purchasing a medium-sized generator as one measure to counter the negative effects of cutting off essential public supplies such as electricity, water, and gas in the event of an earthquake. 　Since it is a medium-sized generator, its main purpose is to provide night lighting in specific areas of evacuation centers and to charge smartphones and laptops. However, no progress has been made in stockpiling enough fuel to power the generator for about eight hours a day. 　EENOUR's mid-sized generator called GT3500iO (60,000 yen) can run for 6 hours on 12L of gasoline and generates 2,800W of electricity. According to the Fire Service Act, if you don't have a hazardous materials storage facility, you cannot store more than 40 liters of gasoline, so even a medium-sized generator can only be used for about three days at six hours a day. 　If a power outage occurs due to an earthquake with a magnitude of 6 on the seismic scale, the power will be out for 10 to 20 days, so in order to purchase a generator, you must also consider building a new hazardous materials warehouse and appointing a person in charge of storing hazardous materials.