[RE-wrenches] Fire Fighters

[Dan Fink]

Andrew;

I think that in the future, the solution to the dilemma of entire roof 
aspects fully covered in PV vs. firefighter safety is going to be 
module-level control. Some shade mitigation systems already have it, 
including an "all stop" button at the system control center. I hope some 
electronic nerd somewhere is working on an inexpensive automated module 
safety cutout. If the unit cost were low enough, the economics might 
work out.

My fire department had to cut through a roof for ventilation in high 
winds just last week. It's horrible, dangerous work, and having access 
to the right location on the lee side, and a quick and safe escape 
route, are essential.

DAN FINK
Buckville Energy Consulting LLC
IREC/ISPQ accredited Continuing Education Provider



andrew at solarenergyoregon.com wrote:
> While the Content of the CalFire info is amazingly extensive, and the 
> intentions behind it unequivocally laudable, where it limits rooftop 
> availability of PVs, it is not so great and a needless catastrophic blow 
> to the advancement of the photovoltaic industry in the United States of 
> America.  If the industry does not get its thoughts together around 
> firefighter safety and rooftop availability for solar from a more 
> solarcentric perspective, we will see more bad code like that recently 
> passed in Oregon spread throughout the nation, well... like fire, that 
> all but outlaws the installation of far too many residential systems.
> 
> Respectfully,
> 
> 
> Andrew Koyaanisqatsi
> President
> Solar Energy Solutions, Inc.