Hi Karl,
Whether it's worth pursuing or not, I believe their stance is in
violation of PURPA. I'm not an expert but I know others have won court
cases over it. It is left up to the State to administer however I do
believe. DSire.org shows no net metering support in Alabama. I
imagine someone else on the List knows more than I.
But it sounds in this case like the technical fix is more prudent -
Everything has it's season.
Best of Luck,
Jeff C.
Village Power Design
Greetings Esteemed Wrenches,
My company was recently tasked to engineer a PV project in Alabama. We
sat down for a meeting with all of the local big-shots. They proceeded
to let us know that we are not allowed to feed any excess PV power
onto their grid, production cannot exceed demand. I am hoping that
y'all might be able to steer me towards a contactor assembly or device
that would detect reverse current flow, trigger the contactor, then
open up the inverter AC output circuit. The service is 3-phase, 208
volt. The maximum current we intend to introduce is 70 amps, continuous.
Appreciate your advice,
Karl Jaeger
Operations Manager
LightWave Solar Electric
www.lightwavesolar.com
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