# Dopers--Is your electricty dirty?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-is-your-electricty-dirty/993568>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [November 23, 2023, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-is-your-electricty-dirty/993568 "2023-11-23T01:52:04Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\
**Post date:** [November 23, 2023, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-is-your-electricty-dirty/993568/21 "2023-11-23T19:27:32Z")

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> [@Dinoguy](#):
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> claiming that “all” of your power will come from them.

They only mean that the quantity of power you and their other customers consume will be less than their “green” energy production capacity.

Moving electrons are fungible.

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**Author:** ![Procrustus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/procrustus/32/2994_2.png) [@Procrustus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Procrustus)\
**Post date:** [November 23, 2023, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-is-your-electricty-dirty/993568/22 "2023-11-23T19:34:03Z")

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> [@engineer\_comp\_geek](#):
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> For residential power, “dirty power” is rarely a thing. But you can have it if you live close to a bar with a neon sign.

Okay, now I’m worried. We just put a vintage neon sign in our kitchen. Is this a problem?

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**Author:** ![engineer\_comp\_geek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/engineer_comp_geek/32/504_2.png) [@engineer\_comp\_geek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/engineer_comp_geek)\
**Post date:** [November 23, 2023, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-is-your-electricty-dirty/993568/23 "2023-11-23T19:58:12Z")

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> [@Procrustus](#):
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> Is this a problem?

I don’t know. Is it?

Potential issues are the sign interfering with your wi-fi, making your radio signals go to crap (especially if you listen to AM), stuttering or slow frame rates on your TV, reduced cell phone range or an increase in battery usage as the phone cranks up the power levels to cut through the neon sign’s interference.

If you haven’t noticed any issues, then it’s not a problem. 🙂

Neon signs don’t put out significant UV or X-ray radiation so as far as I’m aware there is no health risk either.

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