Another technique the government is adopting to make rural citizens happier is to give them big discounts on household electrical appliances.

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Regular household 120-volt electrical service is unaffected by Powerline, nor will most household appliances interfere with Powerline transmissions.

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And people with older homes with outdated wiring have reported overloading their electrical circuits when trying to operate household appliances while the car was plugged in.

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