How do utilites go about adjusting the voltage at any given site? Adjustable taps on the transformers on the poles? Do they have to go back to the nearest sub-station? Re-arrange the distrubution of customers across differenat areas of the grid.
I am in the dark here. Mark Frye Berkeley Solar Electric Systems 303 Redbud Way Nevada City, CA 95959 (530) 401-8024 www.berkeleysolar.com -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of August Goers Sent: Monday, December 20, 2010 8:54 AM To: RE-wrenches Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] Low grid voltage fix Hi Joel - Have you tried getting PG&E out to check the line voltages? I believe they need to be +/- 5% steady state (ANSI Range A) or possibly +/- 10% (Range B) or they need to fix it. 105 V is way too low. Here in the Bay Area I have found that PG&E is very receptive to resolving line voltage issues. They normally have a tech out to the site within a few hours after making a service call... Best, August _______________________________________________ List sponsored by Home Power magazine List Address: [email protected] Options & settings: http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org List-Archive: http://lists.re-wrenches.org/pipermail/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org List rules & etiquette: www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm Check out participant bios: www.members.re-wrenches.org
