Isn't Gregg in Florida? My experience with electrical power in Florida
was that it sucked. Constant brown outs and voltage dips.
That's one thing I can say that's good up here in MA. Our electric
service is excellent. I monitor the voltage regularly, especially
during heavy load periods in the summer. Voltage stays smack on 123
volts regardless of load and we have three large AC units plus a 150,000
BTU pool heater running (when required).
Since we had our genny installed, we haven't had a power outage that
lasts more than a couple of minutes. We take credit for that!
A complete power outage is one thing. Storms and accidents cause them.
Power is off and no damage can occur to expensive appliances or
electrical units.
I am talking about power that remains on but the voltage droops to
levels that cause excessive current to be drawn when something like an
air conditioning compressor starts. I saw the normal 120 vac drop to as
low as 105 vac in Florida, which means the primary service of 240 volts
that the AC units run on was drooping to about 210 volts. That's damn
close to the +/- 15 percent most appliances will tolerate.
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