hello Karl,
I face a similar situation in my town (utility is a muny(sp.?)).I'm not certain about this but I believe this to be a violation of
PURPA. There is some info on PURPA on Wikipedia (for what it's worth) and Union of Concerned Scientists, or a Web search.
I believe you can effectively argue the point of interconnection and net metering, but the point of "avoided costs" is sticker. My
town wants to offer zero compensation for my kWhs. For me, that's a problem but not a huge deal. The real problem is that it
sets a PRECEDENT for those who choose to do the same. I can see that I'm in for a battle with these guys.
Also, I would like to thank those who responded to my "water pumping" post. Looks like we will use an inverter.
Also, an addendum to "module cleaning". A good way to clean cables is to put them in the washing machine. I do
this with some rags or work clothes and them come out like brand new.
Tuesday, February 15, 2011 4:21 PM
From:
"Karl Jaeger" <kjaeger at lightwavesolar.com>
To:
"re-wrenches at lists.re-wrenches.org" <re-wrenches at lists.re-wrenches.org>#yiv1596346438 _filtered #yiv1596346438 { font-family: Calibri; }#yiv1596346438 #yiv1596346438 p.yiv1596346438MsoNormal, #yiv1596346438 li.yiv1596346438MsoNormal, #yiv1596346438 div.yiv1596346438MsoNormal { margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: "sans-serif"; }#yiv1596346438 a:link, #yiv1596346438 span.yiv1596346438MsoHyperlink { color: blue; text-decoration: underline; }#yiv1596346438 a:visited, #yiv1596346438 span.yiv1596346438MsoHyperlinkFollowed { color: purple; text-decoration: underline; }#yiv1596346438 span.yiv1596346438EmailStyle17 { font-family: "sans-serif"; color: windowtext; }#yiv1596346438 .yiv1596346438MsoChpDefault { font-family: "sans-serif"; }_filtered #yiv1596346438 { margin: 1in; }#yiv1596346438 div.yiv1596346438WordSection1 { }Greetings Esteemed Wrenches, My
company was recently tasked to engineer a PV project in Alabama. We sat
down for a meeting with all of the local big-shots. They proceeded to
let us know that we are not allowed to feed any excess PV power onto
their grid, production cannot exceed demand. I am hoping that y’all
might be able to steer me towards a contactor assembly or device that
would detect reverse current flow, trigger the contactor, then open up
the inverter AC output circuit. The service is 3-phase, 208 volt. The
maximum current we intend to introduce is 70 amps, continuous. Appreciate your advice, Karl JaegerOperations ManagerLightWave Solar Electricwww.lightwavesolar.com
Tom DeBates
Habi-Tek
524 Summit St.
Geneva,IL. 60134
630-262-8193
fax 630-262-1343
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