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Old 02-24-2017, 05:13 PM   #20 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by ksa8907 View Post
Distributed generation does present some issues. A big part is safety, if a circuit goes down you would expect no voltage on the line.... unless someone has solar panels or a wind turbine that is tied to the grid.
My electric coop is purchasing wind power from commercial producers outside of Denton County.They just wheel it onto the grid,like any other power plant.
If there isn't any wind,other hydrocarbon-based coop providers make up the difference.
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