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Rooftop Solar Has to Fit the Local Grid

At noon a sunny street can make more power than its homes use.

The surplus flows backward through equipment built to carry power 1 way — toward houses, never away. A transformer can stay within its thermal limit while voltage at the far end of its feeder drifts past the range the utility wants.

Panel output and hosting capacity are separate limits. That is why a roof can be perfect for solar and still sit on the wrong wires.

Source: osti.gov

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