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-Chris Anderson Chief Technology Officer Resources Group C: 603-732-2411 Borrego Solar Systems -----Original Message----- From: re-wrenches-boun...@lists.re-wrenches.org [mailto:re-wrenches-boun...@lists.re-wrenches.org] On Behalf Of Jason Szumlanski Sent: Thursday, June 03, 2010 9:57 AM To: re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org Subject: [RE-wrenches] FSEC Approval Required for Permit? Hi Wrenches, Has anyone dealt with a jurisdiction that requires FSEC or similar system approval as a prerequisite for obtaining a PV permit? Although we have installed many systems in a particular jurisdiction in our area, they just rejected a permit application because we do not have an FSEC system certification on this system (24 Enphase microinverters). We are having a hard time getting them to explain from where the requirement came. It seems like a nonsense roadblock to me. I can't imagine what purpose an FSEC certification would serve in the case of microinverters. As long as you are using a module on Enphase's compatibility list and the module itself has FSEC certification, can you think of any logical reason to jump through this hoop? On that note, I contacted FSEC to see what it would require to certify Enphase microinverter systems. They are telling me that we would have to apply for one system, and then apply for "similar" systems if the number of inverters changes. That doesn't make any sense to me. Are we supposed to submit applications for 1, 2, 3...50...150 module systems? I doubt they have time to deal with the paperwork for hundreds of similar system applications. Imagine dropping 200 similar system applications in their inbox to cover all quantities of microinverters. Jason Szumlanski Fafco Solar Cape Coral, FL _______________________________________________ List sponsored by Home Power magazine List Address: RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org Options & settings: http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org List-Archive: http://lists.re-wrenches.org/pipermail/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org List rules & etiquette: www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm Check out participant bios: www.members.re-wrenches.org _______________________________________________ List sponsored by Home Power magazine List Address: RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org Options & settings: http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org List-Archive: http://lists.re-wrenches.org/pipermail/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org List rules & etiquette: www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm Check out participant bios: www.members.re-wrenches.org
