Proposed Changes to C.E.C. rebates in California [RE-wrenches]

[Travis Creswell, Ozark Solar]

Hey I really think its great what's going in CA.  I'm just kidding about
being mad and SINCERELY APOLOGIZE to anyone who took it as anything other
than (bad) humor.

I can only imagine the hysteria that is going on out there.  Hopefully the
quality of the installations are way above the tax break days of the late
70's.

But you are right about there being some problems.  I'm getting calls and
emails from people who have caught a news blurb from a new install in CA. 
The owner is saying all these wonderful things about how much of his energy
it is supposed to produce and that it only costs 5k after all the rebates. 
Unfortunately there isn't I can do for them in that price range.  I try to
interest them a solar water heater but that just isn't as "cool" as making
your own electricity.

Bill's suggestion of going to CA is not to bad although.  I'm booked up
through June.  Anybody need help in July?  "Have tools, will travel".


Travis
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>From: Bill Brooks <billbrooks7 at earthlink.net>
>To: RE-wrenches at topica.com
>Subject: RE: Proposed Changes to C.E.C. rebates in California [RE-wrenches]
>Date: Thu, May 10, 2001, 11:42 AM
>

>Travis and all wrenches interested in California,
>
>You think this is good news for California. I beg to differ. Our industry is
>not prepared for these increases in rebates. We need help from good guys
>like you. Why not take a sabbatical in California and install some systems.
>
>We need to make some solid recommendations to the California Energy
>Commission about how to police this new Buydown. Many may disagree with me
>on this, but this new buydown is going to bring all the "fly-by-nights" out
>of hiding and could potentially screw our industry.
>
>Does anyone have suggestions on what we can do in the very near term to
>avert the impending disaster? Here are some of my suggestions:
>
>o Circuit rider, paid by the CEC, checking system performance for every
>installation or random samples.
>o Energy performance metering requirement with a standard energy estimation
>procedure.
>o Training of inspectors and installers with an interim certificate for
>installer training until full certification can be developed.
>o Incentive for those installing packaged systems
>o Incentive for PowerMark certified modules
>o other

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