Eric......greetings....yes this process is definitely long and far from clear.....we have also inquired as to what type of engineering report they require......we have received no clear answer.....we have submitted one application with another set to start the process tomorrow....the first one was a top of pole mount system and we had the soil sample signed off by an engineer for the footing.....that is what we submitted.....they have requested more info but not pertaining to the engineering info so it seems as thought they have accepted that.....my suspicion with out clear guidelines from them is that *any* stamped engineering report will do....structural, electrical, truss company, etc.....maybe you can have an engineer stamp your one line drawing for a small fee......it seems to me that so long as you have an engineers stamp on any phase of the project they would accept that as they don't seem to wish to give any clear guidelines as to what they are looking for..... good luck and keep me posted on your success....we have our fingers crossed on our first application going thru and hope that what we have learned on that first process will make the next ones go smoother.... Take care,
-- Sunny Regards, Kirpal Khalsa NABCEP Certified Solar PV Installer Renewable Energy Systems www.oregonsolarworks.com 541-218-0201 m 541-592-3958 o On Tue, Mar 2, 2010 at 4:33 PM, Eric Andrews <[email protected]> wrote: > Has anyone worked through the process of getting their customer a federal > grant in lieu of the tax credit? (supplying more of the endless paperwork > to the accountant) > > > > One of the requirements is that a *PE* stamp the design. The requirement > is vague and it does not say what kind of PE or systems over X size. The > IRS Q & A folks aren’t giving a clear answer. The only time we normally > use a PE is for structural (design load calcs.) purposes. These are not > large utility sized systems. > > > > > > Eric R. Andrews > > NABCEP Certified PV Installer > > > > Eco Solar, Inc. > > www.ecosolarnow.com > > > > PO Box 5194 > > Klamath Falls, OR 97601 > > 541-281-8252 cell > > 541-273-3200 office > > mailto:[email protected] <[email protected]> > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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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