Re: [RE-wrenches] Out of Warranty Inverter Replacements

2011-08-20 Thread Ray Walters
"Low Bid" is often the rule of the day, but so is 5 and 10 year warranties, 20 year PPAs, maintenance agreements, and production guarantees. A bit more money spent on an inverter that lasts longer is worth it. Is buying a bigger inverter and running it at 60% of its rating going to buy more MTBF

Re: [RE-wrenches] PG&E Interconnection Agreement Equipment Changes

2011-08-20 Thread Jason Szumlanski
That information should be in the original agreement. Do you have a copy? In Florida, FPL only requires that you notify them if you increase the gross power rating, defined as the DC-STC array rating times 0.85. Jason Szumlanski Fafco Solar From: re-wrenches-boun...@lists.re-wrenches.org [

[RE-wrenches] PG&E Interconnection Agreement Equipment Changes

2011-08-20 Thread Mark Frye
Folks, Has anyone talked with PG&E about needing (or not needing) a new Interconnection Agreement when changing out inverter make and model without increasing the size of the PV generator (number of modules) on a system that is already interconnected? Mark Frye Berkeley Solar Electric Systems 303