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SLIPSHOD, thanks, I can now see your pictures. The message I got before said something like "You are not allowed to view files until you have at least 10 posts" It seems I've passed that threshold now! I was talking a bit more today to our hydro engineer, he thinks one of the main problems...

Sorry, getting a little confused by some of the 'lingo' "SLIPSHOD & SLAPDASH" said "Could this be the reason our customer paid approx £85k for a sub on their land." Does that mean 'substation generator'?  "Canoeboy" we don't have any of the new equipment yet. If you read my original...

That would seem logical as we are in a rural area. So am I gleaning correctly from all this that we MIGHT be able to feed our 30kW into the grid and have switch gear to make us an 'intentional island' when there is a grid outage, and switch us back when the grid is back on-line? Is it just that...

Slipshod, I don't have permission to look at your jpeg But I think what you're suggesting is what I was envisaging. Also I think 'Special Location' might be correct in that it's when the grid comes back online that the main problem(s) occur, Our generator and the grid would nee to be in phase...

First off, I'm NOT an electrician! I live & work in a coop which already has a hydro scheme. We generate around 10kW at best and we don't feed it into the grid. We use the power to heat water and supply isolated circuits. We are looking into upscaling our hydro to generate 30kW. We know we...

Hi. I live/work in a coop. I'm looking for answers to questions about generating our own electrical power & the different ways we can hook up to the grid. I guess now I go looking for the correct place(s) to post my question(s)!