Yeah! And why don‘t they ever get it right? Something always goes wrong and they have to do it all over again next year.

I suspect the circuit tracks the sine wave curve of the incoming grid power (like a zero voltage switch circuit does). If so, the shut off will occur in a fraction of 1/60th of a second.

About the second point: it appears they will need the same grid intertie circuitry that inverters need …

“…and include equipment that prevents power from flowing back to the grid during an outage”

Let’s see if Newsom signs it. With the way he tried to push through liability limits for electric companies (who seem to be too good at creating wildfire disasters) I have my doubts. His presidential ambitions have led him down the dark path of caring more about corporate sponsorship than voters.

Wow, that’s a lot. For the record: except for smog testing there are no inspections in CA. And I’m not even sure those are required state-wide.

I asked because in Southern California the occurrence of breakdown seems quite low in comparison. Maybe because the weather isn’t as hard on cars?

This is admirable, but in which city are you often seeing people struggling with car troubles?

Was glad to learn this wasn’t a post about a lost dog.

It is possible that they responded but it was never received.

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And there‘s s zipper in the front?

It’s hard to tell if that is a joke or a legitimate question.

I like calling the 00s the “odds”.

Why not use a slightly damp cloth?

“I just couldn’t weight to open the gift!“

Where’s the banana for scale?

Welcome to today‘s USA.

How about nonplused?

German here too, off and on for longer than I’d care to admit. If I can put at least an hour a day into studying I feel like progress is being made.

Eating meat.