Items from the public press... [RE-wrenches]

[Kurt Albershardt]

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--On Monday, October 20, 2003 10:35 PM +0000 Christopher Freitas - OutBack Power <cfreitas at outbackpower.com> wrote:
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> The first is from today's Seattle Times about a product (called a HVR =
> home voltage regulator) that reduces the voltage on a house or business
> to reduce its energy consumption. Here is a quote from the article:

" It's designed to minimize the amount of electricity a residence needs by lowering the voltage intake so that there is a lower level of energy consumption."

Blubbidableahhhh...what?

A friend was working for someone with a patent on a similar-sounding device intended for commercial lighting circuits.  Installed on the 277V fluorescent lines, it enabled the utility to dim the connected lights a few percent during peak periods.  In exchange, the business gets preferential kWH rates.  Dropping the input voltage or limiting current to a residence sounds a little scary...

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