Rather than trench, you could install a whole house disconnect. I doubt it would ever be opened.
Here in my part of Minnesota the utilities won't allow you to do a whole premise disconnect. The lockable solar disconnect must serve the solar only and must be located within 6' of the meter.
So I've had a few occasions where the customer has had to spend thousands of extra dollars to meet that requirement.
It's a pretty crazy (read: anti-renewables) requirement in this day and age. -James Jarvis APRS World, LLC
WilliamOn May 2, 2017, at 7:18 AM, frenergy <frene...@psln.com> wrote: Especially CA wrenches, Anybody had any of their GT systems locked-out by their utility with the AC disco? I'm dealing with a utility that still insists in installing an AC disco no matter what the conditions are and in this very rural area this can mean running an extra line out to the meter/main 100+ ft from the house (distribution panel back at the house). So backhoe, labor, materials and Oops the backhoe hit a propane line. Do they actually have a box of hundreds of locks to be able to lock-out PV systems? I doubt it. Would appreciate knowing for a discussion with their engineer. Bill Feather River Solar Electric Bill Battagin, Owner 4291 Nelson St. Taylorsville, CA 95983 530.284.7849 CA Lic 874049 www.frenergy.net --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus _______________________________________________ List sponsored by Redwood Alliance List Address: RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org Change listserver email address & settings: http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org List-Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org/maillist.html List rules & etiquette: www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm Check out or update participant bios: www.members.re-wrenches.org_______________________________________________ List sponsored by Redwood Alliance List Address: RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org Change listserver email address & settings: http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org List-Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org/maillist.html List rules & etiquette: www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm Check out or update participant bios: www.members.re-wrenches.org
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