Already checked, and we only have to involve the power company if any of the following:

1. Feeding any power back into the utility grid (i.e. grid-tied / micro-inverter / “balcony solar”)
2. Using a “make before break” transfer switch that, no matter how brief, briefly couples locally generated power to the utility provider’s grid.
3. If the project requires disconnecting the meter or shutting off power upstream of our main disconnect switch

As is, this system doesn’t touch the grid at all since it’s using a “break-before-make” transfer switch from an old Generac system - it completely disconnects the utility input before connecting the generator/PV’s output into the home wiring. I’m also fine once I have it fully installed because it cannot feed power out of the utility input connection, so it remains isolated (unless I would just happen to hook it up backwards which would be a whole other set of problems lol).

I would love to take a whole month off because yeah, it’s also been years since I’ve taken proper time off. Enjoy it.

Just my two cents, but there’s just no reason for people to come here when it’s 80+% political shit and rage bait and virtue signaling. Hell, I’ve got 80% of the content here filtered out as it is, and I want to be here.

Find your nearest non-political hobby community and start posting things people actually want to see and maybe we might see some growth or people sticking around. My current hyperfixation/hobby is Meshtastic, so I’ve been pretty active there lately. If that’s not your thing, then there’s:

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If you’re like me and not good at any of that, tell us about cleaning your gutters or doing your laundry over in [email protected]

The point is, we need more posts about what make us happy and less about what we’re angry at (which is pretty much goddamned everything).