My perpection of the requirement is that they just want some documentation of the project specifics. So I think you want a stamp on something that depicts the project, i.e. module layout, turbine and tower plan...I guess soil sample is specific enough?!
Conrad Cotuit Solar _____ From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Kirpal Khalsa Sent: Tuesday, March 02, 2010 8:35 PM To: RE-wrenches Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] Fed. 30% grant to businesses 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] _______________________________________________ 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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