It was intended as a rhetorical question, to suggest the gold plating had not achieved anything noticeable at our location.
Yes, I intend to.
An Aside:
The voltage rises quickly to well above 250V during the day. I’ve observed much higher than the 253V limit for extended periods. It’s probably still within tolerance at the substation feeder which will be monitored. Aside from limiting solar feedin there is a complex discussion around effective capacity of the transmission equipment vs increased losses at each consumer.
We have a >50% uptake of rooftop solar in our area.
@syncretic made a great observation about the capacity and system investments behind the gold plating. They may not have been applied universally. There have been recent calls from the owners of the network, poles and wires to spend even more to remedy the issues arising out of increased solar PV uptake and distributed renewables generation. Just what they intend would be of interest. Just to be sure they include remedying the issue with local regulation to ensure solar PV owners etc can maximise any feedin opportunities.
It all translates to more costs on the consumer for electricity at some stage. One might suspect delivering a solution at Govt level will be deferred.
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As per @gordon previously noted in 2016.
