Talk:Engine Generator LV/@comment-81.133.36.125-20120723161306

It's only a good energy source if you prefer BuildCraft engines to IndustrialCraft generators. Generally, BC engines are inferior to IC engines (seeing how you would need many BC engines to power a small factory compared to IC's more expensive but much more powerful generators).

For example, I built a massive bank of Redstone Engines to power my factory, and although it was cool-looking and didn't require much in the way of maintenance (some of those engines are very old now) I found it inferior to my banks of Solar Arrays. Steam engines and Combustion engines aren't all that practical in terms of power generation (they require constant maintenance which is very annoying if you're away from your home).

It depends from player to player.