Interconnection info request [RE-wrenches]

[Matt Tritt]

Allan and Jeff,

We have the same problem with turbine towers that come from out of
state. Most California Counties require that all tower and other support
structures installed in their jurisdiction be accompanied by wet stamped
engineering drawings, complete with calc's! We find that this adds about
$1,500. at the least to the price of a one-off tower, so I bet that it
would be about the same for the services of an E.E. per individual set
of drawings.

Matt T

-----Original Message-----
From: Jeff Yago [mailto:jryago at wwjv.net] 
Sent: Thursday, March 11, 2004 5:52 AM
To: RE-wrenches at topica.com
Subject: RE: Interconnection info request [RE-wrenches]


"I want to protest is a requirement that "the qualifying facility to be
designed by an engineer licensed in NM." Nobody else requires this, and
it would add several hundred bucks to the system cost. Can anyone
provide a well-written argument against requiring an engineer's stamp"

Allen - I am a licensed professional engineer and I can almost bet it
would cost much more than several hundred dollars to "stamp" your
designs.  Although there may be a few engineers out there that would do
this on your word, every engineer I have know including myself takes the
"stamp" process very seriously.  According to the regulations governing
a professional engineer's license, it clearly states that "the engineer
shall only stamp drawings and designs that
he(she) had personally supervised the design process".  Translated that
means the design is required to be done only by that engineer, or his
staff that he had full control over and checked their design work, and
takes full responsibility that the design drawings and specifications
were completed to the best of their ability and according to all codes
and standards governing their practice.

The only way any licensed engineer could legally "stamp" the designs of
another person or firm, would be to start over and redo every
calculation, check each item specified, and review everything as if they
did it all in the first place.

Also remember a licensed engineer's professional liability insurance
carrier knows the engineer will be a "target", not you,  if your project
ever causes an injury or fire damage, regardless of the real cause,
since the court will bring in the design drawings showing the engineers
"stamp" indicating they said approved the design that later failed.

Bottom line - I would point out this will be a very big expense and is
not required for any non government project or other building system. I
would ask to see the basis this is being requested when it is not
required for the other systems, wiring, or home designs, and why a
licensed electrician is allowed by law to "approve" all of the other
electrical wiring, the meter installation, and all power connections,
but not this.

Jeff Yago, P.E., CEM
Dunimis Technology

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