Service? Who’s talking about servicing live wires?
What conversation did you think we were having? Why do you think the utilities in OP are discussing “the safety of our linemen”? Why do you think backfeeding to a downed electrical grid is a problem?
You do realize that these are very complex systems with tons of safeguards, right?
You do realize that none of those safeguards protect linemen from live wires, right? That’s why we have laws and permits that regulate systems capable of backfeeding power to the grid.
I’m certain they’re designed to safely be able to do this
Almost certainly, because people use gas generators as backup in storm hit areas all the time.
What are?
The grid. Or more specifically, the SCADA computers that are constantly monitoring and controlling the entire system.
There is no safe way to service live wires.
Service? Who’s talking about servicing live wires? You do realize that these are very complex systems with tons of safeguards, right?
What conversation did you think we were having? Why do you think the utilities in OP are discussing “the safety of our linemen”? Why do you think backfeeding to a downed electrical grid is a problem?
You do realize that none of those safeguards protect linemen from live wires, right? That’s why we have laws and permits that regulate systems capable of backfeeding power to the grid.