It’s a function of their metering here. When the meter “sees” that the utility has dropped, it kills everything.
And it’s a code requirement in Florida. -D > On Jan 1, 2019, at 6:11 PM, Karl Wittnebel via Mercedes > <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > Yes they can't have a bunch of residential panels backfeeding into the > downed lines I suppose! But who monitors that they get shut down? > > I think there is going to be a lot of bootleg solar going on. I saw one > setup that never allows the meter to run backwards, so it avoids a lot of > the regulations. > > On Tue, Jan 1, 2019, 3:59 PM Dan Penoff via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com > wrote: > >> I would do it in a heartbeat down here where it would make a lot of sense >> but the utilities continue to hamstring consumers every way possible to >> prevent us from installing net metering systems. And I would also put in a >> battery bank as well, as without it you’re not allowed to run independent >> of the grid, which is one of the stupidest things I’ve ever heard of. >> >> Last major hurricane we had all the solar people were touting how even >> with the grid down people would have power. Wrong! Code requires that if >> the utility goes offline, your solar array goes offline as well. If you >> have a storage system of some sort using batteries you can disconnect from >> the grid legally. >> >> -D >> >> >>> On Jan 1, 2019, at 5:44 PM, Mitch Haley via Mercedes < >> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >>> >>> >> >> _______________________________________ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >> >> > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
