Re: Surplus electricity

From	john larkin <jl@glen--canyon.com>
Newsgroups	sci.electronics.design
Subject	Re: Surplus electricity
Date	2026-03-19 08:13 -0700
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On Wed, 18 Mar 2026 15:09:33 -0700, Don Y
<blockedofcourse@foo.invalid> wrote:

>For applications that are NOT "grid connected", what
>(useful things, even if inefficient) can you do with
>"surplus" electricity locally generated?
>
>I.e., once you have "stored" as much as you can in
>electrochemical reactions, then what?
>
>[I'm looking for residential scale uses, not commercial
>or utility]

Is it solar?

It's funny that in this greenie world, electricity sometimes has a
negative value. You have to pay people to take it, or to not produce
it.

Get someone to pay you for not making those KWHs.


John Larkin
Highland Tech Glen Canyon Design Center
Lunatic Fringe Electronics

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