[RE-wrenches] Line side taps in Hawai'i

[JRQ]

I had a similar problem working in San Diego. SDG&E insisted that no taps could be performed in an enclosure unless the contractor could supply documentation that the enclosure was specifically listed for a tap, or if an electrical engineer supplied stamped drawings of the tap. I never did a project that warranted hiring an engineer, so I don't know what they were looking for there.

I heard that Square D (or maybe it was one of the other companies) has a new "solar-ready" service panel with a lug on the line side for a solar input. You could use the same feeders and service size with a new panel.

Jeffrey Quackenbush
NABCEP certified PV installer
Peripatetic Solar Technician


________________________________
 From: James Rudolph <jamesrudolph99 at gmail.com>
To: RE-wrenches <re-wrenches at lists.re-wrenches.org> 
Sent: Wednesday, May 16, 2012 10:48 PM
Subject: [RE-wrenches] Line side taps in Hawai'i
 

Aloha Wrenches,

I have recently started working in Hawaii on the island of Oahu and have run into some interesting problems with the AHJ's. The biggest issue is nobody is allowing line side taps on the island, so most of are larger systems are requiring service upgrades, this also requires replacing  the feeder of course and plenty of trenching which adds so much time and cost to the whole process.. Now I know Bill Brooks was on island recently and and this seems to have done no good. I was wondering if anybody can shed some light on this issue and the reasons why they would not allow this code compliant option. This is allowed on commercial systems here just not residential to be clear.

 And If your out there Bill, do you have any suggestions on how to approach this matter with the local inspectors???

Mahalo,

-- 

James B Rudolph
Heleakala Solar 

Director of Construction
NABCEP Certified PV Installer




Don't get me wrong: I love nuclear energy! It's just that I prefer 
fusion to fission. And it just so happens that there's an enormous 
fusion reactor safely banked a few million miles from us. It delivers 
more than we could ever use in just about 8 minutes. And it's wireless!               - William McDonough 


_______________________________________________
List sponsored by Home Power magazine

List Address: RE-wrenches at lists.re-wrenches.org

Options & settings:
http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org

List-Archive: http://lists.re-wrenches.org/pipermail/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org

List rules & etiquette:
www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm

Check out participant bios:
www.members.re-wrenches.org
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <http://lists.re-wrenches.org/pipermail/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org/attachments/20120519/ee3adf4b/attachment-0003.html>