Re: [RE-wrenches] Cost per kW of a 2 mega watt installation

Approx 6 acres for a 1 MW fixed ground mount crystalline array including fence and inside access roads. Price excluding fence, road work, cable trenching, and grid connection approx $7.50/W DC. - Original Message - From: "ASAP POWER! 2" To: "'RE-wrenches'" Sent: Friday, February 13,

[RE-wrenches] Gainsville feed-in tariff & FSEC solar certification class

Wrenches, Tom Lane at ECS Solar Energy Systems asked me to post this information about Gainesville Regional Utilities' feed-in-tariff program requirement. Tom said that a lot of utilities are contacting GRU expressing interest in doing their own FIT. The solar boom continues. See below and ht

Re: [RE-wrenches] SW BOS

William, Midnite makes an E-Panel for the SW series. I have used one for a "make a Rev. 1.0 SW4024 system with no disconnects into a modern system" job last year. It worked fine, but I would definitely order the stretched version next time with the 4/0 cable. Contact me off-list if you would like a

Re: [RE-wrenches] NABCEP

Hi Folks, Please note that Michael asked us to give our vote offlist to him directly. I will vote there. Thanks! Jeff C. Thanks Michael for bringing this up. I vote YES. Allow the ED of NABCEP being allowed on the list, until and unless NABCEP gets a dedicated Wrench-head employee that c

Re: [RE-wrenches] SW BOS

William If you have the old conduit box you can use the Midnite Solar MINI DC if you don't try asking Robin (Midnite Solar) about re doing the SW Conduit Box Tom Duffy Real People Not "Buy It" Buttons Tom Duffy Systems Design Engineer T

Re: [RE-wrenches] SW BOS

Jay: Everyone is out. I bought a used set from a Gentleman Wrench a few months ago. Anyone else out there have a PS4 system? William At 01:58 PM 2/13/2009, you wrote: Hi William, Have you checked with Outback. They did have some old stock not that long ago at least on PS2's don't know abo

Re: [RE-wrenches] SW BOS

Hi William, Have you checked with Outback. They did have some old stock not that long ago at least on PS2's don't know about the PS4's. jay peltz power On Feb 13, 2009, at 1:31 PM, William Miller wrote: Friends: I can't belive it, but we keep getting hired to rewire SW inverter systems. I

Re: [RE-wrenches] Magnum MS4448AE Compatibility Question

Allan, I have a recent power issue come up with a Magnum inverter. A customer tried to operate her Splindide washer/dryer but the motor would not start. I looked at the waveform with a scope and RMS voltage and frequency were fine. The waveform looked good until the motor tried to start.

[RE-wrenches] SW BOS

Friends: I can't belive it, but we keep getting hired to rewire SW inverter systems. I guess this speaks to the reliability of the unit. We find either there are no BOS components or there is a typically overcrowded DC250. We used to automatically specify an Outback PS4 system (http://mill

Re: [RE-wrenches] NABCEP

Thanks Michael for bringing this up. I vote YES. Allow the ED of NABCEP being allowed on the list, until and unless NABCEP gets a dedicated Wrench-head employee that can speak to the sort of issues we come up with here. No holds barred. Same basic rules as Manus. No marketing, no bashing others, s

Re: [RE-wrenches] NABCEP

Hello Michael, I think that only technically proficient people should be allowed to post directly to RE-wrenches. Wrench concerns about NABCEP will continue along with our concerns about UL, NFPA/NEC, CSI, DOE, IRS, etc. because they affect our daily work. I don't think that it has ever been

Re: [RE-wrenches] NABCEP

Hi Folks. Please contact me off list about this. I don't want to clog up the list. Thanks. Darryl Thayer wrote at 10:47 AM 2/13/2009: >Hi Mike >I think that NABCEAP is an important part of the solar community, I would vote >for them being allowed. perhaps a limited time access incase there is

Re: [RE-wrenches] NABCEP

I think that it is important not to grant exceptions to our policy. For they establish a precedent for "Why not me, too?" pleas. Isn't there an employee of NABCEP who would qualify? Let's keep the bar high. - Peter Peter T. Parrish, Ph.D., President California Solar Engineering, Inc. 820 Cynthia

Re: [RE-wrenches] NABCEP

Hi Mike I think that NABCEAP is an important part of the solar community, I would vote for them being allowed. perhaps a limited time access incase there is problems. Darryl --- On Fri, 2/13/09, Michael Welch wrote: > From: Michael Welch > Subject: [RE-wrenches] NABCEP > To: re-wrenches@l

[RE-wrenches] NABCEP

Hello Wrenches. As always, please contact me off list about this subject if you would like to weigh in. This is your list, and I run it by a consensus of your wishes. If any changes are to be made, I have tried to at least come close to a consensus among the Wrenches (not manufacturer reps) on

Re: [RE-wrenches] Panel Fire

That is quite the frightening response, I wonder just HOW closely, "I work closely with fire personnel, law and code enforcement". Was this inspected? So much for QC! -Original Message- From: re-wrenches-boun...@lists.re-wrenches.org [mailto:re-wrenches-boun...@lists.re-wrenches.org] On Be

Re: [RE-wrenches] Panel Fire

Joel, Living IN MAINE & interacting w/ Richard Komp I have to disagree on your statement below. RC is very smart & has worked in solar MANY years but he is NOT very helpful to those of us trying to make a living doing PV here in Maine. I was asked to size an inverter( probably the 4th person he con

Re: [RE-wrenches] Panel Fire

Hi William, If there is a fire danger, it goes beyond "any action has to be taken by the home owner." Neighbors's safety and PV professionals' reputation and livlihood are at risk. The fire is out. Now it's time to investigate calmly and quietly. Joel Davidson - Original Message -

Re: [RE-wrenches] Panel Fire

Wrenches, OK, so this went out to the list by mistake. Where's the "unsend" button when I need it? By reading on, you can see that I intended to ask Michael for guidance before posting this to the list. I sent what I believe was a kind and supportive message to the contact email of the Marriage-to

Re: [RE-wrenches] Panel Fire

Michael, Last night I sent the message below to the contact email for the chapel, and got their response. I would like to forward this to the list, in order to guide our collective behavior. How do you advise that I proceed? Allan -Original Message- Hi gang. Contact me off list if any ques

Re: [RE-wrenches] Cost per kW of a 2 mega watt installation

Both area and cost per kw are going to depend on the PV technology platform and the type of mounting. Are you talking crystalline modules or thin-film modules? Fixed tilt or tracking? If tracking, unless known metrics already, you just gotta work it out with whatever you're working with. I re