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by vailripper 3205 days ago
At least up here in the PNW, grid-tied solar systems are actually required to shut down in the event of power grid failures (sending power back into "dead" lines is a good way to get people killed), so while I definitely would like to see what you're talking about, I'm not sure a selling point of it is resiliency for power outages.
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Safety disconnects let you keep the house powered without sending power onto the grid, though.
Are these safety disconnects you're talking about at the home, or are you talking about the utilities circuit breakers?
I'd still see that posing problems for crews of electricians. A customer home safety disconnect could fail to operate in which case you'd be feeding the supposedly "dead" distribution line.