Usually, power mains going into U.S. residences and other commercial buildings is set at 240 volts. Most kitchen appliances run at this voltage, while outlets throughout the house halve it to 120 volts.
But what if I were to tell you that there is a reason LEDs, Light bulbs, appliances, and other electronics that you plug into the wall all never meet the expected life guaranteed by the manufacturer? Sure, blame China for bad quality, but maybe China is also doing something else?
What if I told you select power systems are running up to 10 volts too hot?
Don't believe me?
Any handymen pedes here can run a little experiment for me and you might be shocked to learn the truth. Take a multi-meter and shove both probes into a power outlet. If it runs anything like my outlets in KY do, they will read up to 126 volts.
For reference, that's the equivalent of hitching four AA battery onto any device you plug in the wall.
I've had 3 power supplies for my computer fail in the last year, microwave screens lose letters, bulbs burn out after a couple months, fridge ice makers bust out, monitors getting dead pixels, dish washers' capacitors blowing out, the list goes on...
This happening to everyone in the U.S. is millions of dollars a year in electronics burning out -- certainly enough to do a hit on the economy.
I thought it was just my local power company scamming people for charging them for more electricity than they need, but after this recent hack I'm not so sure anymore.
Tell me what your multimeters read. Is it just my city doing this?
You can be +/- 5% out of spec for wye configured voltages. Which is why you'll see 122VAC or 118VAC. Once you start hitting like 137VAC is when you know there's something funky. Utility interactive devices like inverters will shut off because it thinks there's a surge. The utilities do a pretty baller job at keeping it stable (especially the sinewave) though (your lines should be somewhat balanced. L1 and L2 should never be too far apart. 1-3VAC is fine. But like over 5 and something isn't right). You'll sometimes see weird stuff with like a delta/stinger that can mess with voltage values, but those aren't installed anymore. I've normally seen wonky utility configurations on the east coast and places that are really old, like historical buildings or harbors/docks.
Also understand that the close you are physically to a substation or transmission line, the higher voltage you're going to have. They have to ramp up the voltage to account for loss on the line for the people further away. This is more of a thing in super rural areas though.
Also also, utilities charge per kW/h. Not for incoming transmission voltages. Amperage is different than voltage. Voltage is volume of water, amperage is the speed of the water draining.
Your shit reads like it was written by an associate lecturer of a 300-level introductory course in Descriptive Electrical Engineering at some women's liberal arts college.
Go back to Barnard, Vassar, or whatever Karen-producing SJW factory spawned your retarded ass.