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I have noticed that linemen now use a big cable to short the wires to earth, via a big earth stake. Must have had a few close calls with wrongly connected solar.
Our youngest son has just signed with Origin for 6.6kw of solar panels and a 20 rebate for $6000 after a $3000 state government subsidy which is predicted to totally eliminate their power bill. Installation is next month after the reno on their house is completed.
You might find useful information at this site:
Renew - Leading in Sustainability
This is the solar company our son is using.
Instyle Solar - Queensland's Leading Solar Supplier
You also can't connect a generator to the house when there's a power outage, unless you have a switch to isolate the house from the grid, for exactly the same reasons - you'll electrocute the linesmen.
I want to add batteries to my solar but at the moment the cheaper option would be to get a manual switch fitted and use my new generator to run the house when the power goes off.
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During the Brisbane floods when the grid was down in some areas there was a problem with flooded houses having live solar panels, I remember.
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