02-03-2014, 03:47 AM
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So, according to Helco if the switches are 10% full in your neighborhood your screwed.
...and the grid load factors are whatever HELCO says they are, because ordinary citizens have no visibility into their infrastructure management.
From where I sit, it seems like a trivial exercise to configure grid-tie inverters so they "back off" when the local grid voltage exceeds some upper limit -- yes, this means HELCO doesn't buy back as much power, but it also means you're running at net-zero consumption for the remainder. (I know, far too simple. Perhaps the State could appoint a blue-ribbon panel to investigate this issue...)