Re: [RE-wrenches] Utility disconnect

2012-10-03 Thread Mark Richardson
nergy.com -Original Message- From: re-wrenches-boun...@lists.re-wrenches.org [mailto:re-wrenches-boun...@lists.re-wrenches.org] On Behalf Of Jesse Dahl Sent: Tuesday, October 02, 2012 10:21 PM To: RE-wrenches Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] Utility disconnect > I think all will be fine, I spe

Re: [RE-wrenches] Utility disconnect

2012-10-02 Thread Jesse Dahl
> I think all will be fine, I spent 15 min or so explaining it to him and > brought out my NEC to show him all the required disconnect provisions. He > just kept saying "I can't get my head around it, I've never seen a system > without one". Sorry for the blue text. Jesse

Re: [RE-wrenches] Utility disconnect

2012-10-02 Thread William Miller
Marv: The moral of this story: Never leave home without your Rule 21! Wm PS: Just kidding. The moral is actually: know the rules and don't let yourself get pushed around. wm At 03:56 PM 10/2/2012, you wrote: I had a similar situation with my own PV system many years ago. The utility

Re: [RE-wrenches] Utility disconnect

2012-10-02 Thread Marv Dargatz
I had a similar situation with my own PV system many years ago. The utility person demanded a disconnect within 10 feet of the meter. When I pulled out a copy of the rule 21 interconnect agreement (I'm in California), and pointed out that there was no such requirement, they got on the phone fo

Re: [RE-wrenches] Utility disconnect

2012-10-02 Thread David Brearley
If this is simply a Code consideration, then the NEC does not require a visible/lockable disconnect. You can refer to this SolarABCs document for a thorough discussion of the subject: http://www.solarabcs.org/about/publications/reports/ued/pdfs/ABCS-05_studyreport.pdf On Oct 2, 2012, at 5:21 P