Hello Folks, I am in the process of designing an Enphase system for an electrician to install on his own home's roof located in the city of LA. Due to his small and broken up roof layout, we found it most feasible to use Sanyo modules with Enphase M210 inverters. The new M215 is not approved for use with Sanyos--only the 210s. We have had the pleasure of helping him successfully jump through all the bureaucratic hoops along the way. He has gotten the blessing from the LA FPB. His next stop was the electrical permit desk. After looking at his design drawings, he was told that they do not approve of the use of the M210 inverters, only the M215s! Why they heck is a local jurisdiction taking it upon themselves say what equipment is safe or not? How are they determining this? Why are they not following along with everybody else and referring to the CEC list of approved inverters? I am hoping that by taking in the CEC list and perhaps talking with a different permitting clerk, he will find that the first person was simply uninformed. Have any of you run up against this? Was there a way around it?
Best regards, Mark Dickson, NABCEP Certified Solar PV Installer T Oasis Montana Inc. _______________________________________________ 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
