Of course that's illegal, but could be done using two neighboring houses, consume in one house and feed from the other house. It would require just some meters of cable plus the equipment needed to pump power back to the line. Isaac Em 17/01/2013 06:26, Justin Richards escreveu: > I was assuming that each phase units consumed is calculated > separately but I suspect they are all added together so the idea > breaks down. > > So nothing to be gained here. > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Justin Richards > Date: 17 January 2013 16:53 > Subject: [OT]: Renewable Energy Feed In Tariff > To: "Microcontroller discussion list - Public." > > > I am certain this has been considered by many before me as I am often > amazed at how quickly people find ways to exploit everything and > anything. > > A power bill indicates that power is consumed at 22.62 cents per unit > and a feed in Tariff of 40.0 cents per unit. > > As the premises for this power bill has a 3 phase connection, then it > seems conceivable that a variable speed drive type of device could > draw power from one phase at 22.62 cents and supply power to another > phase at 40.0 cents making a profit of 17 cents per unit. > > This feed in Tariff is only for a limited time and as such may make it > cost prohibitive to build and install such a device and you would not > want to cause a noticeable spike in power used and power supplied so > you could only do this on a small scale. > > Apart from most likely being illegal and dishonest is the idea > academically plausible. > > Justin --=20 http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist .