Re: [RE-wrenches] Demand Charge Reduction by PV

2010-03-19 Thread Darryl Thayer
I do not agree. However I can not disagree with such logic.  I hve done some demand reduction, and I am doing some more.  I did not say it was easy.  In fact it is hard, it is expensive, and in my area the energy saving for solar for anyone on the general service rate (demand billing) is a fool

Re: [RE-wrenches] Demand Charge Reduction by PV

2010-03-19 Thread Joel Davidson
Hello Peter, I have seen 40% to 70% monthly demand charge reduction for some southern California PV projects for some months, but it is still a crap shoot. 15 minutes and 1 second of clouds during the peak demand period will trump a client's energy management efforts unless they are willing and

Re: [RE-wrenches] NABCEP website ideas

2010-03-19 Thread Andrew Truitt
Allan - I think both tools could be very useful and fully support the website modifications. Andrew Truitt NABCEP Certified PV Installer (ID# 032407-66) On Sun, Mar 14, 2010 at 2:12 PM, R Ray Walters wrote: > Both ideas are simple and make good sense. I think listing the number of > years ce