Post Main Point of Connection [RE-wrenches]

[Matt Lafferty]

William,

I have encountered and overcome PG&E's refusal to allow "tapping" in the CT
section... Several times, in fact.  The physical configuration of the
equipment and enclosures is important when picking this fight.  Funny how
they always say, "No. Absolutely not!" at first and then come around after
investing some patient reasonability.

If you can send me some pictures of your switchgear and a brief description
of the voltages, phase and amperages you're dealing with, I should be able
to give you some quickie "which way to go" advice.

Pray for Sun and REALLY HIGH ELECTRICITY RATES!

Matt Lafferty 
Universal Energies Institute 
mlafferty at universalenergies.com 
(415) 252-0343 Phone 
(916) 914-2247 Fax
 


-----Original Message-----
From: William Miller [mailto:wrmiller at charter.net] 
Sent: Tuesday, August 08, 2006 7:51 AM
To: RE-wrenches at topica.com
Subject: Post Main Point of Connection [RE-wrenches]

Colleagues:

We are installing a 30 KW system in California.  Being a commercial
property, we are not allowed the 20% bus over rating allowed on a residence.
Therefore, we must connect prior to the service disconnecting means as
allowed in NEC 690.64(A).

The utility (PG&E) is allowing this but has disallowed us from connecting in
the same cabinet as the metering current transformers.  The next cabinet
downstream is the service disconnect.  The switch has arc chutes in this
section of the cabinet occupy the entire cabinet, not giving us room to
attach to the bus bars.

Has anyone else experienced this scenario?  IF so, how have you dealt with
it?

Thanks,

William Miller



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Miller Power and Communications
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email: wrmiller at mpandc.com
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