On Tue, Oct 28, 2008 at 7:11 PM, DJ Delorie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> I believe the utility charges for Volt-Amperes (VA). > > Nope, they charge for real watts. > > If your PF is too far from 1, they make you install capacitors > (usually, or inductors) to balance your load to keep the PF near 1. > It doesn't change your electric bill, though.
By keeping PF close to one VA == Watts so it wouldn't affect your bill. If you were billed for VA then it would. I haven't heard of a power factor requirement for a residence. Is that unique to NH? (* jcl *) -- http://www.luciani.org _______________________________________________ geda-user mailing list geda-user@moria.seul.org http://www.seul.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/geda-user