Re: [RE-wrenches] system commissioning time frames

2008-12-04 Thread Sky Sims
] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mark Frye Sent: Wednesday, December 03, 2008 2:16 PM To: 'RE-wrenches' Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] system commissioning time frames Kirpal, The term in the tax Code is "Placed Into Service". What is the date that the system was plac

Re: [RE-wrenches] system commissioning time frames

2008-12-03 Thread Eric Andrews
e World... One Solar Panel at a Time! From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Kirpal Khalsa Sent: Wednesday, December 03, 2008 11:00 AM To: RE-wrenches Subject: [RE-wrenches] system commissioning time frames Greetings..we recently installed a solar pv system on a reside

Re: [RE-wrenches] system commissioning time frames

2008-12-03 Thread David Brearley
The SEIA tax credit guide is clear on this. The tax credit applies for the year the equipment is placed into service. This is the language Mark was referring to earlier: Equipment is considered "placed in service" in the year it is capable of being used by the taxpayer for its intended purpose.

Re: [RE-wrenches] system commissioning time frames

2008-12-03 Thread Mendocino Solar Service
Kirpal et al,I'm wondering how the tax code will allow a 2008-installed but 2009-commissioned system to be expensed as a 2009 expense, for tax credit purposes, if the payments were made by the system owner in 2008? Bruce EricksonMendocino Solar Service707-937-1701707-937-1741 faxPO Box 1252Mendoci

Re: [RE-wrenches] system commissioning time frames

2008-12-03 Thread David Brearley
th the utility, but > scheduling and placing meters are just part of the job, not commissioning. > > > From: David Brearley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: RE-wrenches > Sent: Wednesday, December 3, 2008 11:19:11 AM > Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] system commissioning time frames &

Re: [RE-wrenches] system commissioning time frames

2008-12-03 Thread Kirpal Khalsa
the utility, > but scheduling and placing meters are just part of the job, not > commissioning. > > -- > *From:* David Brearley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > *To:* RE-wrenches > *Sent:* Wednesday, December 3, 2008 11:19:11 AM > *Subject:* Re: [RE-wren

Re: [RE-wrenches] system commissioning time frames

2008-12-03 Thread Joel Davidson
ct: Re: [RE-wrenches] system commissioning time frames Kirpal, Back in 2005 when the rebates were first on the horizon, Austin Energy would voluntarily—at the request of customers—hold off placing their PV kWh meter until after January 1, 2006. The intent was to put off commissioning systems

Re: [RE-wrenches] system commissioning time frames

2008-12-03 Thread Joel Davidson
From: Kirpal Khalsa <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: RE-wrenches Sent: Wednesday, December 3, 2008 10:59:59 AM Subject: [RE-wrenches] system commissioning time frames Greetings..we recently installed a solar pv system on a residential customer and it has been inspected by both the local elect

Re: [RE-wrenches] system commissioning time frames

2008-12-03 Thread David Brearley
Kirpal, Back in 2005 when the rebates were first on the horizon, Austin Energy would voluntarily‹at the request of customers‹hold off placing their PV kWh meter until after January 1, 2006. The intent was to put off commissioning systems before the rebate was available. Best, David On 12/3/08

Re: [RE-wrenches] system commissioning time frames

2008-12-03 Thread Mark Frye
] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Kirpal Khalsa Sent: Wednesday, December 03, 2008 11:00 AM To: RE-wrenches Subject: [RE-wrenches] system commissioning time frames Greetings..we recently installed a solar pv system on a residential customer and it has been inspected by both the local elec

Re: [RE-wrenches] system commissioning time frames

2008-12-03 Thread Jason Lombard
Kirpal, In my experience the system was commissioned when it was completed and inspected by the local AHJ. Inverter mfgr consider it commissioned when it's all complete from my knowledge. Jason On Wed, Dec 3, 2008 at 11:59 AM, Kirpal Khalsa <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Greetings..we recentl

[RE-wrenches] system commissioning time frames

2008-12-03 Thread Kirpal Khalsa
Greetings..we recently installed a solar pv system on a residential customer and it has been inspected by both the local electrical inspector and the state rebate authority and approved. Now that we have passed those inspections, the next phase of the process is having the utility company come