Must be a gross simplification. The nearest power socket is not the right place for the decision where the power goes. You probably want all your sockets suppli

Must be a gross simplification. The nearest power socket is not the right place for the decision where the power goes. You probably want all your sockets supplied with your own electricity, but not the outside world (which makes your distribution board the right place to connect anything). I have a friend who works for the grid operator in our country. He says that if you, even for a few seconds, become a power generator (as opposed to a load) without being authorized to, they'll notice and there will be an investigation. edit: Sounds like they do just plug in into the power outlet, and you're allowed to supply power back to the grid. Which makes sense, and is very different from what we have one country over.