[RE-wrenches] permit denined since no grid connection

[William Miller]

Jeff:

There is a passage in 690 that declares that a power panel does not have to 
be fed with the amount of power it is rated for.  This  means to me that no 
permanent power feed of any particular amperage is required.  Good luck.

William Miller


At 01:13 PM 11/14/2008, you wrote:

>Thank goodness this was not my project, but I just received a call from a 
>couple that had purchased an old farm house in a rural part of the state 
>that was almost a mile from utility lines and never had power.  They are 
>renovating the old farmhouse and applied for all permits from county and 
>have no problem with having inspections.  However, the electrical permit 
>was denied on the basis there was "no contineous source of power and this 
>would not be classified as a weekend type cabin".   Yes, I guess its 
>possible a local county can make up their own rules, but I am not aware of 
>any requirement in the NEC, and if there is a specific rule, I would think 
>all they would need to do is provide information on their proposed 
>generator/solar/battery/inverter system.
>
>We have never had any problems like this in any other counties we have 
>systems, but before I advise them on how to proceed I wanted to make sure 
>that there were no specific code requirements other than the electrical 
>inspection.
>
>Have you run into this before?
>
>Thanks,
>
>Jeff Yagoi
>
>
>
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