[RE-wrenches] Fed. 30% grant to businesses

[Conrad Geyser]

My perpection of the requirement is that they just want some documentation
of the project specifics.  So I think you want a stamp on something that
depicts the project, i.e. module layout, turbine and tower plan...I guess
soil sample is specific enough?!

 

Conrad

Cotuit Solar

 

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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 Kirpal
Khalsa
Sent: Tuesday, March 02, 2010 8:35 PM
To: RE-wrenches
Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] Fed. 30% grant to businesses

 

Eric......greetings....yes this process is definitely long and far from
clear.....we have also inquired as to what type of engineering report they
require......we have received no clear answer.....we have submitted one
application with another set to start the process tomorrow....the first one
was a top of pole mount system and we had the soil sample signed off by an
engineer for the footing.....that is what we submitted.....they have
requested more info but not pertaining to the engineering info so it seems
as thought they have accepted that.....my suspicion with out clear
guidelines from them is that any stamped engineering report will
do....structural, electrical, truss company, etc.....maybe you can have an
engineer stamp your one line drawing for a small fee......it seems to me
that so long as you have an engineers stamp on any phase of the project they
would accept that as they don't seem to wish to give any clear guidelines as
to what they are looking for.....

good luck and keep me posted on your success....we have our fingers crossed
on our first application going thru and hope that what we have learned on
that first process will make the next ones go smoother....

Take care,


-- 
Sunny Regards,
Kirpal Khalsa
NABCEP Certified Solar PV Installer
Renewable Energy Systems
www.oregonsolarworks.com
541-218-0201 m
541-592-3958 o

On Tue, Mar 2, 2010 at 4:33 PM, Eric Andrews <eric at ecosolarnow.com> wrote:

Has anyone worked through the process of getting their customer a federal
grant in lieu of the tax credit?  (supplying more of the endless paperwork
to the accountant)

 

One of the requirements is that a PE stamp the design.  The requirement is
vague and it does not say what kind of PE or systems over X size.  The IRS Q
& A folks aren't giving a clear answer.  The only time we normally use a PE
is for structural (design load calcs.) purposes.  These are not large
utility sized systems.

 

 

Eric R. Andrews

NABCEP Certified PV Installer

 

Eco Solar, Inc.

www.ecosolarnow.com

 

PO Box 5194

Klamath Falls, OR 97601

541-281-8252 cell

541-273-3200 office

mailto:eric at ecosolarnow.com

 

 

 


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