I tell my grid friends to buy a Genset. If they can afford a roof mounted solar power system and all of the RSD bloatware, they can easily afford a good genset. A recent project, the county would not approve the offgrid home unless it had power. I was too busy (it was too hot) to get involved so I had my client specify a genset for the home. Sailed right thru the building department. This fall when it is cool again, we shall do a proper ground mounted system. The RSD will be a 600vdc Square D disco. Very Retro!
Many counties do not care about offgrid as long as all the fees and school taxes are paid 😉 If they do care later, it is easy to pay the fee to correct what they want with a ground mount. Feed them alot of paper also is helpful! Dave Angelini Offgrid Solar "we go where powerlines don't" http://members.sti.net/offgridsolar/ e-mail offgridso...@sti.net text 209 813 0060 On Sun, 29 Aug 2021 20:28:49 -0400, Sky Sims wrote: > It's good to see everyone waking up to the dangers of RSD. This last code > cycle has been a complete disaster for solar, between RSD and these obscene > set back requirements for solar panels on the roof, it really looks like > residential solar is under attack by hostile forces, driving up costs and > making our installers less safe and the solar systems less reliable. > > Sky Sims > EcologicalSystems.biz > >> On Aug 29, 2021, at 10:39 AM, jay wrote: >> >> There is another agency here that needs to be looked at, and that is >> UL. >> >> UL is probably the agency that has done the testing design etc to make >> sure that this product won't do what it just did. >> >> Its possible the testing design is quite good and the issue was due to >> poor manufacturing, or due to a faulty part or due to faulty testing at >> the factory before shipping. >> >> The argument that we will be getting rid of RSD is 2+ code cycles away >> at the soonest, were it to even happen which I highly doubt. >> >> So in the mean time, we need to make sure that whoever is in charge of >> the testing/safety certification gets their shit together. >> >> jay >> >> peltz power >> >> >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> List sponsored by Redwood Alliance >> >> Pay optional member dues here: http://re-wrenches.org >> >> 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 >> >> There are two list archives for searching. When one doesn't work, try >> the other: >> https://www.mail-archive.com/re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org/ >> http://lists.re-wrenches.org/pipermail/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org >> >> List rules & etiquette: >> http://www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm >> >> Check out or update participant bios: >> http://www.members.re-wrenches.org >> > _______________________________________________ > List sponsored by Redwood Alliance > > Pay optional member dues here: http://re-wrenches.org > > 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 > > There are two list archives for searching. When one doesn't work, try the > other: > https://www.mail-archive.com/re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org/ > http://lists.re-wrenches.org/pipermail/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org > > List rules & etiquette: > http://www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm > > Check out or update participant bios: > http://www.members.re-wrenches.org
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