I haven’t heard about this but I’ve been calling for it for decades. The C-46 started life as a solar thermal license. Still is. When PVs first hit the scene in the 80s, the CSLB, in it’s idiocy, decided that a solar panel was a solar panel and stuck it in that classification. To be fair, in those days a 600W offgrid system was a fatty and there were no on-grid systems. Now, here we are in the age of 5-10KW offgrid systems and megawatt on-grid ones. You -and the rest of us here- should know that the real fire danger in an offgrid PV system is the storied energy in the batteries. Solid training and experience should be REQUIRED, but it is not. To answer your question, IMO there is no difference between an untrained C-10 or an untrained C-46 licensee. Neither should be allowed to install a permitted battery based system. That said, a C-10 electrician is far more versed in the NEC and general electrical best wiring practices than a C-46 installer is. Obviously there are many exceptional workers in the C-46 field these days and some godawful C-10s, but in general, I think that license class is an anachronism and shouldn’t be for PV installers. There should be a clear and easy path for experienced C-46 workers to upgrade to a C-10 with additional testing. Then, the C-46 should revert to solar thermal again. My two cents. Bob-O Schultze
On Mar 23, 2018, at 6:02 PM, Jason Andrade <[email protected]> wrote: Hi at this point I believe this is a California only issue, but I was contacted by CalSeia today and was asked to be involved in a discussion regarding a move where only a C-10 contractor can install a battery based system This was news to me but they sent me a pdf outlining the issue and I will read it over this weekend has anyone else heard about this? My instant response is what special training does the c10 have that the c46 doesn’t ? Jason Andrade West Coast Sustainables Sent from my iPhone _______________________________________________ List sponsored by Redwood Alliance List Address: [email protected] Change listserver email address & settings: http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org List-Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html List rules & etiquette: www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm Check out or update participant bios: www.members.re-wrenches.org _______________________________________________ List sponsored by Redwood Alliance List Address: [email protected] Change listserver email address & settings: http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org List-Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html List rules & etiquette: www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm Check out or update participant bios: www.members.re-wrenches.org
