I appreciate the input. The whole house disco could be an option.
This utility also sends out a letter as soon as I request potential
customer interest and their most recent 12 month's power history. The
letter states: "When analyzing the potential payback of solar power,
assume that the future cost for energy from PSREC will be its wholesale
cost of power, currently about $0.05 per kWh, and not the current retail
rate of $0.1478 per kWh. This may affect the payback of your investment
in a solar system."
Gotta love it.
Bill
On 5/2/2017 4:00 PM, jay wrote:
What got the PG&E lockout lifted was no-one knew who had the list, how
it was to be implemented/locked or when how to be un locked, or who
kept the keys, just to name a few.
Its all based on the faulty thinking that its stupid power ( generator
) and not smart power IEEE/UL 1741.
You might try if an inverter engineer might talk with the utility
engineer.
And I’ve actually got one on my house. Its one of the first installs
in northern California, and not only is the a lockable disco, its
locked ON.
jay
peltz power
On May 2, 2017, at 9:50 AM, Mac Lewis <maclew...@gmail.com
<mailto:maclew...@gmail.com>> wrote:
Here in CO, a lot of rural utilities have this requirement. Its very
unnecessary as we all know. I would shoot for a directional
placarding solution. Indicate where the main service is from the
solar disconnect and where the solar disconnect is from the main.
Worth a try, it always works here.
On May 2, 2017 10:46 AM, "James Jefferson Jarvis" <j...@aprsworld.com
<mailto:j...@aprsworld.com>> wrote:
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
William
On May 2, 2017, at 7:18 AM, frenergy <frene...@psln.com
<mailto: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 <tel:530.284.7849>
CA Lic 874049
www.frenergy.net <http://www.frenergy.net/>
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