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A comment on Harvesting Electricity from High-Voltage Transmission Lines Using Fences. Parent comment

Re:Harvesting Electricity from High-Voltage Transmission Lin... by thsksbd on Sunday January 28, 2024 @04:32AM (#39163957)
If you unscramble the tv signal entering your home are you stealing?

Also this is taking. This isn't power the gris would have lost anyway, you're coupling it on purpose increasing the leakage

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Re:Harvesting Electricity from High-Voltage Transmission Lin... by thsksbd on Sunday January 28, 2024 @12:06PM (#39167615)
To be clear I don't think unscrambling a TV signal is theft, Im just pointing out that it is a matter of law. The Tv provider didnt loos anything.

The grid provider, however, did loose something, namely they have to burn more fossil fuels to overcome the increased resistance on the line.

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