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1500 watts or about 12.5 amps. The larger unit will use a little more fuel.
What do you plan to run with the generator? If you give us a little more info maybe we can give you a better answer.
I have a 5000 watt generator in our Southwind, it does everything I need. If the price difference wasn't too much, I would go with the larger generator. But it depends on what you are running with the generator, how long and how often.
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