SW and GTI [RE-wrenches]

[Joel Davidson]

Thank you, Pagan, for calling to say that GTI info is posted on the
internet.
See http://www.tracegridtie.com/gti.pdf

Thank you, Xantrex, for emailing this message to our SW customers:
Dear Xantrex Customer
You are receiving this message because you have registered with us as
part 
of our "work in process" homeowners group. This means you have purchased
an 
SW series inverter for a Grid connected system but did not complete 
installation as of Dec 10.
This is to keep you informed of progress regarding the status of the SW 
series approval and our current actions. We are working hard with
Utility 
companies, UL and other agencies to minimize the inconvenience caused by 
this situation and we appreciate your patience.
We are working with Utility companies to resolve issues for homeowners
who 
have pre-existing installations. Our effort is to provide sufficient
safety 
data and expert testimony to afford Utility companies an opportunity to 
"grandfather" existing systems under pre-November 2000 UL requirements. 
This solution poses the least inconvenience for homeowners and several 
Utility companies have already accepted this approach.
For new installations, we have designed and tested a product improvement 
that has been shown to solve all of the concerns raised by UL. This
product 
improvement requires a modification to the SW plus the installation of a 
new accessory device, the Grid Tie Interface (GTI). The SW has already 
received a new listing to UL1741 and we are awaiting final agency
approval 
for the GTI. In addition to meeting regulatory requirements, the GTI
also 
has positive system benefits including improved SELL mode efficiency.
If a system was not installed before Dec 10, we cannot request that
Utility 
companies "grandfather" it under the old requirements. Therefore, to
assure 
that all new systems are compliant with the latest UL, Utility company
and 
CEC (where applicable) requirements we will offer work in process 
homeowners the opportunity to exchange the SW unit they have already 
purchased for an updated SW unit and GTI at no charge (including
shipping 
expenses). We are also working on a plan to offer compensation to 
installers for labor that might be involved in the change.
We will begin to contact Work in Process homeowners personally within
the 
next 10 days in order to answer any specific questions regarding your 
situation and arrange the logistics of the exchange. We will continue to 
post the latest news on our web site.
We regret the inconvenience that this matter has caused and we hope to 
resolve it as quickly as possible. Thank you for your patience and for 
selecting Xantrex products.

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