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Backfeed

Electricity flowing the wrong way out of the building onto the utility line, which can electrocute a lineman and destroy the generator

Used across 2 Anvilfield field guides, most in Electrical.

Also defined as

  • Voltage arriving on a circuit from a source other than the supply that was opened, such as a generator, UPS, or photovoltaic

Where this shows up

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