you are right that regulation of the grid is essential for safety, and stability. Of course I assumed that the engineering regulation would be respected, the regulation i talk abou are not about safety but just to protect utilisties as often regulation are exploited by politicians.
just putting 2 generators on the same home-grid is not so simple. it is like having two internet access on the same network. (with DC it can be simpler, or not). anyway it is probably hopeless as there is no hope that people respect engineering rules strictly (see how IT safety is respected at home), and that regulation by state avoid defending the economic rents of big corps and numerous voters., independence seems natural if possible. even if the reactor is managed by a network of plumber companies. 2015-01-20 21:25 GMT+01:00 Jed Rothwell <jedrothw...@gmail.com>: > Lennart Thornros <lenn...@thornros.com> wrote: > > >> However, I agree with the notion that having people stringing electrical >> lines without enough expertise would be dangerous. I rather saw that >> decisions about how where and why to 'string wires' would be determined by >> the neighbors interested in a micro grid - using common sense and personal >> responsibility for their actions. >> > > People do not have common sense regarding electricity. Most people know > nothing about it. You cannot expect ordinary people living in neighborhoods > to judge whether a grid design is safe or not. The only way to have grids > is to have them installed by licensed, regulated companies. We will also > need licensed installers and many regulations for cold fusion generators. > Anything powerful enough to power your entire house is powerful enough to > kill you. > > People often complain about how our society has so many regulations and > rules. There's a good reason why we have these rules. When electricity was > first developed in the 1870s there were no rules. It was chaos. Many people > were killed and many buildings burned down until the industry was regulated. > > > >> Another thing is that in order to arrange this micro grid, which just >> serve as a insurance against failure of ones own LENR . . . >> > > We do not need protection against the failure of one's own cold fusion > generator. We do not have any such protection for today's electricity. The > electricity often fails here in Georgia. Sometimes the failure is citywide; > sometimes it only happens over a few blocks; and in some cases it only > happens at one house, when a tree falls on the wire, for example. If cold > fusion generators are properly engineered they will be as reliable as grid > electricity is today. People who need extra reliability for things like > medical equipment will purchase two generators, as I said. For everyone > else, 24-hour repair service will suffice, and it will be far cheaper than > having a small, local grid. > > We do not have protection against the house plumbing backing up and > flooding the house from the toilets. We do not have protection against the > refrigerator failing and causing the food to spoil. We do not have > protection against your car battery going dead on a cold morning, or the > car getting a flat tire. You have to call a tow truck when that happens. So > why do we need iron-clad protection against a power failure? > > - Jed > >
