[RE-wrenches] prevailing wages for PV work

[Darryl Thayer]

I take strong objection to this post, and to the idea that that PV should be another "roofing" industry where workers can not feed there famil;ies form toiling all day.  
DARRYL

--- On Tue, 10/13/09, Geoff Greenfield <geoff at third-sun.com> wrote:

> From: Geoff Greenfield <geoff at third-sun.com>
> Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] prevailing wages for PV work
> To: "RE-wrenches" <re-wrenches at lists.re-wrenches.org>
> Date: Tuesday, October 13, 2009, 5:29 AM
> Ahhhh the brotherhood. 
> 
> The good news is that the 2010 code of federal regulations
> has pv (and wind maint) as distinct ategories in their CCR
> (?) list. They ate stand alone, not under electrcal (or
> roofer, or glazier, or sheet metal or any if the othertrades
> fighting to claim pv). I am out of pocket but can dig up an
> older email with the reference and correct jargon. 
> 
> I think this is more for insurance but I think it is a
> precident for our arguement that pv should be stand alone.
> PA just seriously hampered their pv industry (mostly
> residential) and politics is where the brotherhood is strong
> and solar advocates are week. This was a battle in CA and
> las Vegas a while back, and will be popping up again and
> again. 
> 
> For a brighter energy future,
> 
> Geoff Greenfield
> President
> Third Sun Solar & Wind Power Ltd.
> 340 West State Street, Unit 25
> Athens, OH 45701
> 
> 740.597.3111     Fax 740.597.1548
> www.Third-Sun.com
> 
> Clean Energy - Expertly Installed
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> ----- Marco <marco at pvthawaii.com>
> wrote:
> > Thanks, Walt. I'd appreciate seeing PA's new wage
> schedule if you happen to
> > have a copy of know where I can find one.
> >  
> > marco
> > 
> > 
> > All of the work under Pennsylvania's "Sunshine
> Program" is required to be
> > done under prevailing wages, if the total project
> costs more than $25,000.
> > The folks out there challenged this ruling and
> received a letter from the
> > Labor Department just the other day with the complete
> response - confirming
> > that prevailing wages are required, and giving what
> tasks need to be done
> > under what labor classification.
> > 
> >  
> > 
> > Walt
> > 
> >  
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> >  
> > 
> > Walt Ratterman
> > 
> > SunEnergy Power International
> > 
> >  
> > 
> > 11 Laurel Lane South 
>    Washougal, WA   98671
> > 
> > (360)-837-3680   ?   fax
> (360)-837-1315   ?   Skype 
> Walt-Mobile
> > 
> >  <mailto:wratterman at SunEPI.org>
> wratterman at SunEPI.org   ?
> > <http://www.sunepi.org/> www.SunEPI.org
> > 
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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 Marco
> > Sent: Monday, October 12, 2009 6:30 PM
> > To: 'RE-wrenches'
> > Subject: [RE-wrenches] prevailing wages for PV work
> > 
> >  
> > 
> > Does anyone know whether any state, or the feds, has
> established a
> > prevailing wage scale for PV work?  Or added a
> solar electric category or
> > two under their existing electricians category?
> > 
> >  
> > 
> > thanks,
> > 
> > marco
> > 
> >  
> > 
> > ProVision Solar, Inc. 
> > 
> > Marco Mangelsdorf, President 
> > 
> > 69 Railroad Avenue, A-7 
> > 
> > Hilo, Hawai'i 96720 
> > 
> > (808) 969-3281, (808) 934-7462 fax 
> > 
> > www.provision-solar.com <http://www.provision-solar.com/>   
> > 
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