Hi all,

This might be a bit [OT] instead of [EE], but...

An energy company at the local home show is claiming that putting
a capacitor on the house lines will save energy, as the inrush of
current when starting a motor (think refrigerator compressor) will be
handled by the capacitor instead of being drawn from the power grid.

To me, this sounds like BS, but I thought I'd ask here, in case one
of you knows something I don't.

They are not claiming this is a power factor corrector, which is known
BS.

Thanks!
   Bill

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