[RE-wrenches] CA wrenches

[Solar Energy Solutions]

The Energy Trust of Oregon, the local administrator of the investor owned utilities incentive program, mandated an additional production meter be installed between the inverter in the circuit box for the first 11 years of the program. Finally, they changed that technical requirement so additional meter is no longer needed. A call to Portland General Electric or the Energy Trust of Oregon may prove helpful in developing an argument to dissuade the utility company of this requirement. 

Andrew Koyaanisqatsi
President
Solar Energy Solutions, Inc.
Since 1987,
Moving Portland and Beyond
to an Environmentally Sustainable Future.
503-238-4502
http://www.solarenergyoregon.com/
 
"Better one's House too little one day
than too big all the Year after."


> On Aug 1, 2016, at 8:04 PM, frenergy <frenergy at psln.com> wrote:
> 
> California Wrenches,
> 
>            One of my utilities which is still offering rebates for grid tie went to the Go Solar California website to see that the newest SMA TL inverters (5.0 and 6.0) are on the "approved" list which of course it is.  However, in the "Approved built-in meter" column shows a "NO" for it.  My utility wants me to add an additional, separate meter to show KWhr power production.    I've talked with SMA about this and the onboard monitor gives KWhrs and they've showed me their docs for it, but my utility is still using the fact that the Go Solar site says no.
> 
> How have others dealt with this or is it just my utility that's made an issue of this?
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Bill
> 
> Feather River Solar Electric
> Bill Battagin, Owner
> 4291 Nelson St.
> Taylorsville, CA 95983
> 530.284.7849
> CA Lic 874049
> www.frenergy.net
> 
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