Re: Watt Hour Meters

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From: Michael McClary
Date: Fri, 02 Feb 1990 14:42

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By the way:  Though utilities meter real power to big users with
both a 15-min recorder (for finding the demand peak and the primetime
higher-rate) and an integrating watt-hour meter (for backup and
to generate pulses for the 15-min recorder), they generally meter
VARs with an integrating meter that's read monthly, and assume the
power factor is constant.  Thus, fancy switching is wasted, if
you're interested in your bill rather than doing the power company
a favor.

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From: michael@xanadu.com (Michael McClary)
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Subject: Re: Watt Hour Meters
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Date: 2 Feb 90 14:42:53 GMT
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