Definitely not, we can get solar panels and banks, I'm not gonna turn down free power. Especially with the over abundance of loot. I've got a quality 2 m60 on day 16, ain't no way I'm melting my dukes!
I hardly do trader missions and dukes have not been problem. And brass is ezpz when get salvage 5. Wrench the heat radiators in POIs for 2 radiators to smelt from each.