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Re:Suddenly energy independence feels practical:Europeans bu... by teo_zero on Saturday March 28, 2026 @04:46AM (#47552770)
Why would power flowing out of my house into the grid be a theft?
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Re:Suddenly energy independence feels practical:Europeans bu... by michaelt on Saturday March 28, 2026 @07:55AM (#47553758)
The kind of meters we used to install 50 years ago would turn backwards if electricity flowed backwards.

So if you spent a week with the meter connected normally, then you swapped the input and output cables around for a week, the meter would be back at zero. Free electricity!

They used anti-tamper seals to make it more detectable, but there are ways around that sort of thing.

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Re:Suddenly energy independence feels practical:Europeans bu... by razakel on Saturday March 28, 2026 @05:32AM (#47553024)
Maybe it looks like you're trying to trick the meter into running backwards?
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Re:Suddenly energy independence feels practical:Europeans bu... by XorNot on Saturday March 28, 2026 @06:24AM (#47553272)
I assume the scam would be you rewire the breaker so the grid is on the apparent load side. It's not exactly hard to do, just dangerous.
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