Re: [RE-wrenches] Tax Deductible RE Donations

2008-08-08 Thread Joel Davidson
ches" Sent: Thursday, August 07, 2008 11:21 PM Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] Tax Deductible RE Donations Well, I must toot my own horn a bit. Redwood Alliance has been the recipient of a couple used RE equipment donations in the past. But we are pretty much lined out (except we need a 20 watt

Re: [RE-wrenches] Tax Deductible RE Donations

2008-08-08 Thread Michael Welch
:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>Allan Sindelar >To: <mailto:re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org>'RE-wrenches' >Sent: Wednesday, August 06, 2008 9:10 PM >Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] Tax Deductible RE Donations (inspired by >InverterforSwitch to GT) > >We would never donate PV e

Re: [RE-wrenches] Tax Deductible RE Donations

2008-08-07 Thread Joel Davidson
Solar Energy International http://www.solarenergy.org/ Any others? Joel Davidson - Original Message - From: Allan Sindelar To: 'RE-wrenches' Sent: Wednesday, August 06, 2008 9:10 PM Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] Tax Deductible RE Donations (inspired by InverterforSwitc

Re: [RE-wrenches] Tax Deductible RE Donations (inspired by Inverter for Switch to GT)

2008-08-07 Thread August Goers
94122 Office: 415.564.7652 Mobile: 415.559.1525 [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.luminalt.com - Original Message From: Joel Davidson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: RE-wrenches ; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, August 6, 2008 8:22:30 PM Subject: [RE-wrenches] Tax Deductible RE Donations (inspired

Re: [RE-wrenches] Tax Deductible RE Donations (inspired by Inverter forSwitch to GT)

2008-08-06 Thread Allan Sindelar
We would never donate PV equipment to charity, Joel. I would guess that most organizations wouldn't know what to do with this stuff. Pretty soon somebody discovers it (at a church rummage sale?), buys it cheap and tries to put together a cheap and funky system with major safety issues. I wouldn't w

Re: [RE-wrenches] Tax Deductible RE Donations (inspired by Inverter for Switch to GT)

2008-08-06 Thread R. Walters
Most of that old equipment has reasonable resell value to the off grid market. You are donating it in a way: many of the folks shopping for used PV are living below the poverty level. We resell this stuff often at close to our cost just to se it go to a good home. We usually don't install thi

Re: [RE-wrenches] Tax Deductible RE Donations (inspired by Inverter for Switch to GT)

2008-08-06 Thread Walt Ratterman
:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Joel Davidson Sent: Wednesday, August 06, 2008 8:23 PM To: RE-wrenches; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [RE-wrenches] Tax Deductible RE Donations (inspired by Inverter for Switch to GT) Wrenches, Following on comments about switching to grid-tie (or any other changes

[RE-wrenches] Tax Deductible RE Donations (inspired by Inverter for Switch to GT)

2008-08-06 Thread Joel Davidson
Inverter for Switch to GTWrenches, Following on comments about switching to grid-tie (or any other changes), what do you do with modules, mounts, inverters, etc. that no longer serve your clients' needs? Do you or your clients contribute the unneeded or unwanted equipment to a charitable or non-