Bill,
I will definitely pass this on. As you are
clearly one of the most knowledgeable
professionals in the PV industry, your statement may help.
Many thanks,
Drake
At 02:58 PM 9/3/2009, you wrote:
Drake,
My points related to non-contractor installs
which came up after you raised your initial
concern. I think Ohio is being ridiculous for
not providing incentives to their qualified
installers installing on their own facilities.
This makes absolutely no sense. You can tell
them that for me. There is no conflict of
interestthere is a tremendous convergence of
interest for a contractor to live with PV on a daily basis.
Bill.
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On Behalf Of Drake Chamberlin
Sent: Tuesday, September 01, 2009 6:16 AM
To: RE-wrenches
Cc: Carl Adams
Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] Installer's grant
Bill,
In Ohio, self installs get zero incentive at
present. To qualify for the grant, an installer
must be certified by the State. No unqualified installers can get the grant.
Doesn't getting a zero incentive seem a bit overkill?
Thanks,
Drake
At 11:57 PM 8/31/2009, you wrote:
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Roger,
Why would a legitimate contractor argue against
this reduced incentive (it is not a penalty at
all)? This is simply acknowledging the fact that
operating a business and providing a long-term
system warranty costs money that a
self-installer does not have to carry. This
actually came from a strong recommendation I
made to the California Energy Commission since
early in the rebate program over 30% of
installations were self-installed which was a
bunch of BS. These were black market contractors
who did not want to carry a system warranty or
did not have the credentials to install the system.
Once we installed the slightly lower rebate
cleaned up most of the black market contracting
and the number of self-installed systems went to
the real number of less than 5%.
Arguing against the lower rebate was a mistake
that you are going to regret. Its helpful to
learn from history before repeating it.
Bill.
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Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] Installer's grant
Try the DSIRE website,
<http://www.dsireusa.org/>http://www.dsireusa.org/.
It lists both state and federal incentives for
renewable energy and energy efficiency.
Up until this year, NJ would penalize a self
install, reducing the rebate amount by 15%. We
argued against that and they have now removed that penalty.
Roger Dixon
Certified Wind Site Assessor
Distributor & Installer of Solar & Wind Energy Systems
Skylands Renewable Energy, LLC
908.337.2057 cell
908.730.6474 fax
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mailto:re-wrenches-boun...@lists.re-wrenches.org] On Behalf Of Drake Chamberlin
Sent: Monday, August 31, 2009 10:50 AM
To: RE-wrenches
Subject: [RE-wrenches] Installer's grant
Hello Wrenches,
I wanted to see how other states are handling
solar grants / rebates on the homes of
installers. In Ohio there is a grant program
that gives $3.00 / Watt toward residential
systems. Eligible installers must be approved
by the state, and funds are allotted to the installer.
In this years program, there is a "conflict of
interest" clause which says that installers,
employees of installers and subcontractors of
installers are not eligible for any grant
funding from the grant received by the
installer. It is likely that installers can
hire their competition to do installations.
Do other states have this conflict of interest clause?
Thanks,
Drake Chamberlin
Athens Electric
OH License 44810
CO License 3773
NABCEP TM Certified PV Installer
Office - 740-448-7328
Mobile - 740-856-9648
Drake Chamberlin
Athens Electric
OH License 44810
CO License 3773
NABCEP TM Certified PV Installer
Office - 740-448-7328
Mobile - 740-856-9648
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