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Comment by PaulDavisThe1st

> There is also the problem of backfeeding, but this is more theoretical

it is not theoretical from the POV of power company employees working on their lines. the power goes out, they go to fix the equipment or wiring, and if the inverters connected to the grid have not shutdown, there could be 10s of kW to even MWs being backfed into the system they are working on.

that's why in the US at least, grid-tied inverters are required to have protection against this. if they do not see power from the grid, they shutdown (and rather quickly).

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