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World Map of Mains Voltages and Frequencies (lemmy.ca)
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[–] AllNewTypeFace@leminal.space 2 points 1 month ago

IIRC, they loosened the tolerance and lowered the nominal voltage from generators to be around 235, to provide more leeway for electricity fed in from domestic solar panels without tripping circuit breakers.