legal to do PV work [RE-wrenches]

[Bob-O Schultze, Electron Connection]

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Marco,
It's somewhat the same in Oregon except that we have an RE (not just  
PV) license class. An LRT (Limited Renewable Technician) can become  
an electrical contractor, pull the permit and install the system (up  
to 25KVA) but cannot legally make the final ac connection. In other  
words, he/she can put 25 or so KW of PV @500VDC or so on your roof  
but can't hook the inverter up to a circuit breaker in your mains  
panel. That last part is thanks to the IBEW who threatened to move  
heaven and earth to kill the license class unless we accepted that  
proviso. Turf wars... pure and simple. The 1:1 ratio is the same  
except if there are two apprentices on-site, there has to be a 3:2  
ratio. An apprentice also has to be in the apprenticeship program  
which includes classroom time and have an apprentice license.
It used to be in California that I could hire any wino off the street  
and have him/her work as an electrician under my C-10 license there.  
I believe that is now or about to be history as CA is moving toward a  
formal apprentice program as well. If true, 'bout time. Perhaps a CA  
C-10 or C-46 can chime in here with better data on that.
Aloha, Bob-O

On Oct 21, 2006, at 10:17 AM, Marco Mangelsdorf wrote:

>
>
> In order to legally install PV systems in Hawai'i, one has to  
> possess a C-13
> license, i.e., be a licensed electrical contractor.  (There's no  
> substantive
> PV-only license in the our Aloha State.)  One also has to be a  
> licensed
> electrician (either Journeyworker or Supervising), passing a  
> separate exam
> administered by the separate Electricians and Plumbers Board.  Due  
> to most
> likely the influence of our IBEW friends, there has to be a 1:1  
> ratio on any
> electrical job site, including a PV installation, of one licensed
> electrician per apprentice.
>
> How does this jive with the regulatory policies in states on the  
> Mainland?
> It seems like in CA., anyone with a C-46 or C-10 can throw a bunch  
> of people
> at PV job site with not a journeyworker or supervising electrician  
> in site.
> Is this true?
>
> Thanks,
> marco
>
> Marco Mangelsdorf, Ph.D., President
> Electrical Contractor License C-26351
> 69 Railroad Avenue, A-7
> Hilo, Hawai'i 96720
> (808) 969-3281, 934-7462 facsimile
> www.provisiontechnologies.com


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