> If neutral is connected to the physical ground at multiple points you have a quite dangerous electrical fault, and should get it resolved. Mostly true, excep

> If neutral is connected to the physical ground at multiple points you have a quite dangerous electrical fault, and should get it resolved. Mostly true, except that neutral will also be re-grounded at the service transformer. The NEC actually requires this (or more specifically it requires it to be grounded before it gets to the building, see NEC 2020 250.24(A)(2)). This is honestly a little weird, as typically that grounding would be before the service point, and thus outside the NEC's jurisdiction. The service point cannot be before the transformer, as only instrumentation transformers are allowed on the service before the service disconnect. But in any case, the utilities code has a similar requirement. This means that neutral current absolutely can go though the bond at the service disconnect, down into your grounding electrodes, though the earth, and out at the transformer's grounding electrode, and up to neutral wire grounding at the transformer. Which is not really ideal. As long as the neutral has not failed, it is not a huge deal, as any interruption in the path would not cause significant voltages or spikes, but instead more current would travel over lower impedance neutral service conductor. It is more of a problem if the neutral service conductor has failed.