Re: [RE-wrenches] California NEM3 specific question

2023-03-03 Thread August Goers via RE-wrenches
The NEM2 / NBT transition is only mandated for the three investor-owned utilities in California. Other privately or municipally owned utilities play by their own rules - I believe there are several such as Palo Alto, SMUD, Alameda Municipal Power, LADWP, etc that aren't necessarily changing their

Re: [RE-wrenches] California NEM3 specific question

2023-03-03 Thread William Miller via RE-wrenches
Pacific power is not an investor owned utility. On Fri, Mar 3, 2023 at 3:44 PM Todd Cory via RE-wrenches < re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org> wrote: > My 2005 yearly billing, net metering agreement with Pacific Power says > nothing about it being only valid for 20 years. > > > > Todd > > > > > >

Re: [RE-wrenches] California NEM3 specific question

2023-03-03 Thread Todd Cory via RE-wrenches
My 2005 yearly billing, net metering agreement with Pacific Power says nothing about it being only valid for 20 years. Todd On Friday, March 3, 2023 8:46am, "William Miller via RE-wrenches" said: To my Friends on the Wrenches forum: This is a question that likely can only be

Re: [RE-wrenches] California NEM3 specific question

2023-03-03 Thread August Goers via RE-wrenches
I'm not aware of any other option than completely removing and decommissioning the old PV system and installing a new system to lock in NEM2 for a new 20 year term. We are experiencing unprecedented demand for PV right now as people sign up to lock in under NEM2. There are a lot of nuances to

[RE-wrenches] California NEM3 specific question

2023-03-03 Thread William Miller via RE-wrenches
To my Friends on the Wrenches forum: This is a question that likely can only be answered by a California based grid-tied contractor. The subject itself may be of more general interest as it is demonstrative of a trend that has dogged the industry and may be more prevalent in the future. The

Re: [RE-wrenches] Inverter bypass

2023-03-03 Thread Wallace Stahle via RE-wrenches
I have found this Electricenter accessory part # ECSBPK01. to be very useful with locally available load centers. labelled for Siemens and Murray. Fits well on Eaton tho not listed for that brand. Available locally for $32 or so lately. Does the same thing the Generac sub panel does for the

Re: [RE-wrenches] Inverter bypass

2023-03-03 Thread Mac Lewis via RE-wrenches
You can also build them with the interlock kits for (almost) whatever load center you like. https://interlockkit.com/shop/ Some of these are UL listed, some are not. The disadvantage of this route is that they are typically made for a high ampacity main circuit breaker, probably overkill for