[RE-wrenches] State licensing for PV installers in Texas

[David Brearley]

A licensed electrician might point out that the utility grid is not current
limited.


On 10/29/08 5:05 PM, "North Texas Renewable Energy Inc"
<ntrei at earthlink.net> wrote:

> Also to elaborate, The Texas license will restrict any work "on the AC side of
> the inverter" by anyone but a State licensed Electrical Contractor. I am
> stating, in a reply (to the group working on the language) "since the inverter
> AC output is current-limited by design, from a safety perspective the DC side
> could be considered as or more dangerous than the AC side."
> Is this statement a valid one?
> Jim
> 
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>> From:  Bob  Maynard <mailto:bob.maynard at grosolar.com>
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>> To: RE-wrenches <mailto:re-wrenches at lists.re-wrenches.org>
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>> Sent: Wednesday, October 29, 2008 4:50  PM
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>> Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] State  licensing for PV installers in Texas
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>> Jim,
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>> In  Oregon we have a Limited Renewable Energy Technician license.  We are
>> capped at 25kw and can do residential and commercial.  The LRT license  does
>> not allow us to make final AC connections on any system and requires a  site
>> visit from an electrician.
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>> From:  re-wrenches-bounces at lists.re-wrenches.org
>> [mailto:re-wrenches-bounces at lists.re-wrenches.org] On Behalf Of North  Texas
>> Renewable Energy Inc
>> Sent: Wednesday, October 29, 2008 2:45  PM
>> To: RE Wrenches
>> Subject: [RE-wrenches] State licensing  for PV installers in Texas
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>> Wrenches
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>> the Texas  Dept of Licensing and Regulation has (finally) proposed a Limited
>> Solar  Electric License for installers in Texas. There is currently no
>> "solar license" in Texas.
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>> Among other  fairly arbitrary and borderline ridiculous potential
>> requirements (IMHO) is a  50 kWDC cap on the size of systems allowed, based
>> on inverter rated output.  Also the license holder may not work on commercial
>> installations.
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>> Are these  typical of the license restrictions in other states?
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>> thanks
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>> Jim  Duncan
>> North Texas Renewable Energy Inc
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