Re: [RE-wrenches] Storage Battery Permitting

2017-12-29 Thread Darryl Thayer
It seems that UL approved plug-in appliances do not have to have a permit but if you have to place a receptacle, that would need a permit. The electrical codes were set up by the fire underwriters. If you are to export to the grid, the inverter has to be UL1741 grid interactive. This

Re: [RE-wrenches] Storage Battery Permitting

2017-12-29 Thread Jerry Shafer
Jerry Every installation we have done require permits, required because you are connecting into a electrical panel Jerry On Dec 13, 2017 12:02 PM, "Jerry Caldwell" wrote: Dear Wrenches, Has anyone installed storage battery systems with no PV or other generation source? I

Re: [RE-wrenches] Storage Battery Permitting

2017-12-14 Thread Dana
ailto:re-wrenches-boun...@lists.re-wrenches.org] On Behalf Of Jerry Caldwell Sent: Wednesday, December 13, 2017 3:03 PM To: RE-wrenches <re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org> Subject: [RE-wrenches] Storage Battery Permitting Dear Wrenches, Has anyone installed storage battery systems with no PV or othe

Re: [RE-wrenches] Storage Battery Permitting

2017-12-13 Thread Darryl Thayer
In the past we needed permits for electrical work, nothing special. And we needed ventalation. Hundreds of UPS systems. Now xcel is rolling out new specifications for connecting these systems. On Dec 13, 2017 8:11 PM, "jay" wrote: > HI Jerry, > > If you were installing a

Re: [RE-wrenches] Storage Battery Permitting

2017-12-13 Thread jay
HI Jerry, If you were installing a UPS system, would you need permit? I’m asking, I don’t know. Jay > On Dec 13, 2017, at 2:02 PM, Jerry Caldwell wrote: > > Dear Wrenches, > Has anyone installed storage battery systems with no PV or other generation > source? I

Re: [RE-wrenches] Storage Battery Permitting

2017-12-13 Thread Dave Angelini Offgrid Solar
Jerry, Every building department is different and you may have to prove it to them. That said I have never needed permits for offgrid installation and on a few cases where the building department wanted one, they backed down once they thought about it. It could happen though these days...The one

Re: [RE-wrenches] Storage Battery Permitting

2017-12-13 Thread Dave Angelini Offgrid Solar
Jerry, Every building department is different and you may have to prove it to them. That said I have never needed permits for offgrid installation and on a few cases where the building department wanted one, they backed down once they thought about it. It could happen though these days...The one

[RE-wrenches] Storage Battery Permitting

2017-12-13 Thread Jerry Caldwell
Dear Wrenches, Has anyone installed storage battery systems with no PV or other generation source?  I see no info on local building department websites about permitting storage batteries.  I've heard one person refer to battery storage as a "energy storage appliance" and allege that no permits