What's frustrating is that the title in this thread is very misleading. This is the way the laws have been: Separate laws for generators feeding into the grid.

Why this is, I don't know. I suspect it's because the vast, vast, majority of non-connected generators were, (until now,) backup generators that only ran occasionally. I even have a "fancy" portable generator in my garage that probably emits way more pollution per kwh than a typical fossil fuel plant, but I probably only run it ~10 hours a year at most.

What's more disappointing is that this loophole is being promoted instead of closed; but everyone here seems to think that laws were weakened.

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msandford 8 hours ago | parent | next [-]

I suspected that this was the case as the president can't just invent new laws on a whim. They have a fair amount of leeway on their interpretation of laws re: directions to the administration on how/when to do things but they can't just invent a law from thin air.

Also I mean what constitutes a generator if it isn't something connected to the grid? If my car has an engine and it also has a small inverter and an AC outlet is that now a generator and subject to generator laws in addition to car laws?

	▲	inigyou 8 hours ago \| parent [-]
		They can, however, just refuse to enforce a law, or start enforcing the opposite of a law. While they may not be able to change the words on the page, the effect is identical.

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s1artibartfast 4 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

I find this perpetually frustrating.

People mistake carveouts or loopholes in the law for corruption.

This is a problem because it isnt conducive to actually identifying the problem and updating the law through a democratic process.

Same issue with flock cameras.