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There is no excess "electricity". Excess (or a deficit of) electrons end up as a static charge. "Extra" current in a wire occurs at a phase angle other than the phase of the applied voltage, but this energy is largely recovered (being essentially "imaginary power").

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Excess electricity can be stored in batteries, fed back into the grid for others to use, or dissipated as heat through resistors. In a grid-tied system, electricity can also be sold back to the utility company for credit.

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