edistojim

Good thing you don't have a mutual fund or any investments, if so you may actually own some Florida Power and Light stock. Manipulate the government? Its a publicly traded stock.

edistojim

We have a 23KW Cummins automatic genset running off propane with two 1000gal storage tanks. We are on the grid and this is a standby system for when the power goes out, and it goes out all the time. We are very remote, on a barrier island remote. It also has switch gear that kills the pole mains and switches to genset power when its out. When the power comes back on it switches back to grid power after its restored 90% and cools down for 5 minutes, it will run everything in the house including 4 tons of A/C and puts it out 150 amps. I would hate to see a lineman grab that, it would kill you instantly. During Matthew it ran for 9 days, only shutdowns were for oil checks and rest periods, its continuous duty. My point is way too many yahoos running gensets directly to the panel and its dangerous.

And your statement about the grid and solar panels: Its the law that the power company has to buy your excess solar or manufactured power. Besides, they need all the help they can get.

googlehangoutsnow

Traditional power cannot compete with solar power anymore in Florida, so they have to try to legislate it away.

clamhurt_legbeard

You can if they're on top of an RV and you don't tell anyone.

Mew_Jedia

"That's an RV, Clark."

burns29

Grid tied solar systems need batteries or grid power to stabilize current. They are not designed to directly power equipment without one or the other. This is why they have a shutdown relay when grid power is removed. Additionally, most people only lease their roof to an alternative provider. They are not allowed to tamper with the equipment because it does not belong to them.

edistojim

Just what the power company needs, Johnny homeowner energizing downed lines with 220 volts while someone works on it.

Jimmycog

Except it isn't 220 at the line it is 15,000 volts or more after it back feeds the transformers.

edistojim

I believe yu are correct.

Jimmycog

Just to add a caveat. In line work " if the line ain't grounded it ain't dead " stated another way " a live line looks exactly like a dead line ."

Cheers