[GreenKeys] Measurement of Power Line Noise

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Slightly O/T:

I’m just catching up on this thread as I was out of town this last weekend, but the first thing that comes to mind while reading this is that I’m thankful that Nebraska is a public power-only state… no silly guidelines for profit nor profiting off of something that everyone needs… some of the lowest rates in the nation too!


> On Mar 24, 2024, at 7:38 PM, Harold Hallikainen via GreenKeys <greenkeys at mailman.qth.net> wrote:
> 
> 
> Our local power company requires large customers to maintain a power
> factor of 0.95 or higher or they charge extra as explained at
> https://docs.tep.com/wp-content/uploads/301-TILPST.pdf#page=2 .
> 
> This is for electricity delivered as 3 phase at 13.8 kV or higher. Perfect
> for my HF amplifier!
> 
> More on the "Musk watt saver" at
> https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/stopwatt-elon-musk-tesla/ .
> 
> Harold
> https://w6iwi.org