Hi Jim
On (21 Oct 97) Jim Dunmyer wrote to Jim Mcandrew...
 JD> What would prevent someone from installing a smallish solar panel 
outside,
 JD> but generate most of his power with a co-gen system that's hidden? I
 JD> wonder what their thinking is in disallowing hydro and windmill power?
I suppose that the utilities are unwilling to surrender their present total
control, of reactive power and system stablity.
Solar generators provide energy without bumps. Rotating machines can have
transient effects that adversely effect power system stability. A bit too
technical for this echo and this old brain.....
A problem with [spinning] co- generation is that neighbouring customers of
the utility, may suffer consequent lamp flicker due to voltage variations. 
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simplest technical solution, being to remove the spinning co- generation!
 JD> Thanks for the info!! Now if we can only get such a law passed in
 JD> Michigan. :-)
Betcha the lawyers would sell a route bypassing the law...... ;-)
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