Low Voltage from Utility
Low Voltage from Utility
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Can low voltage from distribution lines cause electric bills to increase?
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RE: Low Voltage from Utility
But electronic loads will usually draw more current - lower the voltage by ten percent and current rises ten percent. Since bills are calculated from wattage, this does not mean a higher bill. But, there are the losses - and they increase with current. So it is possible that there will be a fraction of a percent increase in total consumption. But usually not anything you would notice when compared to normal fluctuations in power consumption.
Incandescent lamps get dimmer and live longer when the voltage is reduced. It also reduces power consumption. So the net effect may be that you win when voltage goes down a few percent.
Gunnar Englund
www.gke.org
RE: Low Voltage from Utility
Listen to what skoggsgura says. This is true. However, Low line V can cause equipment/appliances premature failure.
Scott
In a hundred years, it isn't going to matter anyway.
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respectfully
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All the utilities I ever delt with had WAY too much going on to worry about a few cents here or there. The voltage was set to keep the customers at the long end of a line from complaining.
JTK