[RE-wrenches] PV Assist

[Chris Mason]

Well said, WIlliam. Just because we are installing solar does not mean all
our intent is "green" I provide solar systems and generators, I am a
provider of engineering solutions. I do not judge clients based on their
green qualifications, just on their ability to pay me. We are in business
to provide engineering solutions.
By the way, William, have you looked at the SMA Fuel Saver solutions? I am
proposing that technology for an industrial customer whose plant runs
entirely off generators.


On Fri, Aug 16, 2013 at 8:56 PM, William Miller <william at millersolar.com>wrote:

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>
> Friends:
>
> I am a bit surprised at the responses I have gotten on this thread.  I
> appreciate the technical advice and I don't mind the polite philosophical
> discussion like the one below.  However, I received one reply, fortunately
> off-line, that was not very polite, to say the least.
>
> I have been advised to abandon the clients that don't fit someone's
> criteria of green living.  I don't think this is appropriate advice,
> especially if the adviser does not know what the whole story is.
>
> For example, one of the aforementioned clients was sold a bill of goods by
> a now defunct local installer. He retired, bought the property, moved in
> with a generator and then waited way too long for the scam artist to build
> a system that would "power everything with the rays of the sun."
>
> Tens of thousands of dollars later the client fired the scammer and asked
> me to help as best I could.  He is on a fixed income, he lives with
> extended family, the daughter has severe health problems, the son in law is
> out of work, etc..  My client is in a tight situation, with no good
> choices.
>
> Yes, I could tell the guy f*** you, you don't meet my standards.  But I am
> not that kind of person.  I am trying to help the customer get by as best
> he can by working as a team.  This, my friends, is the professional and
> humane thing to do, and I make no apologies.
>
> Have a nice weekend everyone.
>
> William Miller
>
> PS:  the "good" customers are not necessarily the greenest people, they
> are the ones that reduce consumption as best they can, do their homework,
> trust me and pay on time.
>
> Wm
>
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: re-wrenches-bounces at lists.re-wrenches.org [
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> ] On Behalf Of penobscotsolar at midmaine.com
>
> Sent: Friday, August 16, 2013 3:22 PM
> To: RE-wrenches
> Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] PV Assist
>
> Honestly, William, in these type of cases I usually walk away from the job
> if the customer isn't willing to reduce where possible. There is no such
> thing as a completely fool proof off grid PV system. Like a good lawyer,
> the best way to have a stellar record is to know which cases to
> take....just one man's opinion of course, but we get approached for many
> systems like this, particularly in the Caribbean and I have learned that
> there is such a thing as a good solar customer and also a bad solar
> customer.
>
> Daryl
>
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Chris Mason
President, Comet Systems Ltd
www.cometenergysystems.com
Cell: 264.235.5670
Skype: netconcepts
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