ECN Forum Forums Technical Discussion Electrical Theory and Applications Gnd and Neut Wires Same Termination in Panel

Well, that's effectively what we have with the British PME system (except it's three wires not four, as we have only one "hot" line instead of two for a residential service).

See this diagram for the arrangement.

In effect, it just moves the neutral-ground bonding point back a little, but is operationally very much the same.