[RE-wrenches] PV permitting standards

[Ray Walters]

Just to demonstrate the variance between jurisdictions, I recently did a 
system in a rural county in Oklahoma. There was no inspection process 
and folks were allowed to do their own wiring without a license.  
Essentially there was no AHJ at all.  The utility did require a single 
line diagram, but that was about it, for that little corner of the still 
wild west.

Ray

  On 1/20/2013 7:51 AM, Dave Palumbo wrote:
>
> Marco,
>
> Here in Vermont no schematic is required for residential PV system 
> installations. There is a simple CPG process (Certificate of Public 
> Good, which is automatically acquired within 11 business days after 
> registering) for all systems 10kW and under. Larger residential 
> systems can take about 6 weeks to get a CPG. Commercial installations 
> do not necessarily require a schematic before being permitted.
>
> Our State Incentive Grant program (currently unfunded and suspended) 
> has a review of system documentation including a simple one-line 
> drawing before the Incentive is paid out after completion and 
> commissioning of the system.
>
> About 10% of residential systems that receive an incentive also 
> receive an inspection, these inspections happen well after the system 
> is commissioned. The incentive was at 55 cents per DC Watt when the 
> program closed at the end of 2012. This program will most likely open 
> up again fairly soon at about 50 cents/Watt.
>
> Note that Vermont does not require that electrical work on residences 
> be done by licensed electricians, except in the City of Burlington. In 
> order to be eligible for the Incentive Grant the PV system has to be 
> installed by a Vermont Solar Partner. In this way the state has some 
> control over the quality of net metered PV installations. Off grid 
> systems receive no incentives and are not being reviewed by any 
> authorities.
>
> Best,
>
> Dave Palumbo
>
> *From:*re-wrenches-bounces at lists.re-wrenches.org 
> [mailto:re-wrenches-bounces at lists.re-wrenches.org] *On Behalf Of 
> *Marco Mangelsdorf
> *Sent:* Saturday, January 19, 2013 4:53 PM
> *To:* 'RE-wrenches'
> *Subject:* [RE-wrenches] PV permitting standards
>
> We've got a strange situation in our little Aloha State.  While the 
> counties of Maui, Kauai and the Big Island require a PV permit package 
> to include system design schematics with the package, the largest 
> county in the state by population, the island of O'ahu, does not 
> require any schematic for residential systems.  This blows my mind.
>
> I'm wondering if there are other AHJs out there on the Mainland where 
> no schematics are required to obtain a PV permit.
>
> Any feedback would be appreciated.
>
> Thanks,
>
> marco
>
>
>
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