Oncor (one of distribution companies of the Texas dereg'd utility) allows placement on exterior at any location provided there is a permanent directory plaque (sign, tag, placard, etc.) that clearly shows that location. Ken Brunkenhofer (you didn't get that name from me) is contact at Oncor. If you will contact me off-list, I can send the examples they sent me. Holt E. Kelly Holtek Fireplace & Solar Products 500 Jewell Dr. Waco,Tx. 76712 254-751-9111 254-228-9621 (cell) [email protected] www.holteksolar.com
----- Original Message ----- From: Andrew Truitt To: RE-wrenches Sent: Tuesday, January 13, 2009 1:09 PM Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] Interstate Batteries I have come to a conclusion: Utility companies serve two (2) purposes: 1) To safely and profitably distribute electrical power and 2) To drive PV integrators insane. The particular utility of which I speak, Allegheny Power, was responsible for convincing the Maryland PUC for requiring External Disconnect Switches on PV installs if they are to be eligible for REC generation. Now they have finally gotten around to inspecting a system we installed a year ago where the EDS was located on the opposite side of the house from the meter (we made our interconnection at a sub-panel) and they are requiring us to move it back to the meter location (or install a 200A external service disconnect). Does anyone know of any documentation from a utility or AHJ that accepts a weatherproof label (or plack) on the meter indicating the location of the EDS when it is not convienient for the meter and EDS to be co-located? Andrew Truitt Standard Solar Inc. -- "Don't get me wrong: I love nuclear energy! It's just that I prefer fusion to fission. And it just so happens that there's an enormous fusion reactor safely banked a few million miles from us. It delivers more than we could ever use in just about 8 minutes. And it's wireless!" ~William McDonough ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ List sponsored by Home Power magazine List Address: [email protected] Options & settings: http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org List-Archive: http://lists.re-wrenches.org/pipermail/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org List rules & etiquette: www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm Check out participant bios: www.members.re-wrenches.org
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