Thanks guys, I had little doubt that the best source of industry knowledge would fail me. Keep on keepin' on,
Karl Jaeger Operations Manager LightWave Solar Electric www.lightwavesolar.com<http://www.lightwavesolar.com> From: re-wrenches-boun...@lists.re-wrenches.org [mailto:re-wrenches-boun...@lists.re-wrenches.org] On Behalf Of Jeff Clearwater Sent: Wednesday, February 16, 2011 2:00 AM To: RE-wrenches Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] "Keep that there PV off my grid!" 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<http://www.lightwavesolar.com> _______________________________________________ List sponsored by Home Power magazine List Address: RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org<mailto: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<http://www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm> Check out participant bios: www.members.re-wrenches.org<http://www.members.re-wrenches.org>
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