Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Grid connection


 * The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review).  No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was keep. Drmies (talk) 05:22, 2 December 2015 (UTC)

Grid connection

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This article has been around since 2005, and has made little progress since. Its main problem is a lack of clear topic. "Grid connection" is a hopelessly broad and vague term which can be applied to pretty much any electric device or system, as can be evidenced by lack of single definition and a collection of broad descriptions in this article, as well as a low count of incoming links. The talk page discussion indicates similar frustration of other editors as to what to do with the article, including an unsuccessful merge debate. Even this long 2008 revision shows a lack of clear focus, and most contents have been merged to smart grid and subtopics, I suppose. I failed to find suitable sources that would justify having this as a separate topic: for example, all discuss the term in a specific context (generator or customer connection), but provide little ground for a standalone article. No such user (talk) 15:15, 10 November 2015 (UTC)
 * http://www.smartestenergy.com/Power-Purchase/Becoming-a-Generator/Grid-Connection/Grid-Connection.aspx
 * http://www.acer.europa.eu/electricity/fg_and_network_codes/pages/grid-connection.aspx
 * http://www2.nationalgrid.com/uk/services/electricity-connections/new-connection/
 * Comment This article needs work, but there are ample references discussing the related topic "going off the grid" when someone has a house with wind, solar and a backup generator or small hydro unit. Maybe this article could be merged or redirected to Off-the-grid or to Electrical grid.  This article does not begin or intend to address the general topic of utility grids, such as the US having several connected and synchronized power pools or "grids" with issues such as re-synchronizing when there are blackouts and isolated islands of generation become unsynchronized, and with DC ties being used to transfer power between unsynchronized grids, with thousand of generators and busses connected by many thousand transmission lines. Edison (talk) 16:28, 10 November 2015 (UTC)

 Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, North America1000 02:31, 18 November 2015 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Technology-related deletion discussions. North America1000 03:42, 18 November 2015 (UTC)
 * Surely it needs work, but in which direction? We lack a clear definition what it is about. I wouldn't mind merge into one of the articles you suggested. Or, more broadly, since the term is proven to be ambiguous, why don't we turn it into a dab page with targets to the articles you proposed? Another viable candidate is wide area synchronous grid (or "interconnection", in more common term), which describes connections between national/regional transmission systems. No such user (talk) 08:26, 18 November 2015 (UTC)

 Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
 * Keep. Good topic, shocking stub but not a deletable sub-stub. Needs work, yes. Andrewa (talk) 06:31, 21 November 2015 (UTC)

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Sam Sailor Talk! 00:25, 25 November 2015 (UTC)
 * Keep per Edison. -- WV ● ✉ ✓ 03:59, 25 November 2015 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Technology-related deletion discussions. Shawn in Montreal (talk) 18:34, 25 November 2015 (UTC)


 * Keep I don't find any of the nom's arguments convincing, and, while it could use some work, see no grounds for deletion. Kharkiv07  ( T ) 02:05, 2 December 2015 (UTC)


 * The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.