[RE-wrenches] NRTL certification question

[Jerry Shafer]

Wrenches
No UL or ETL they sould like for off grid non permitted non warranty
systems, years ago they used to be called "red label"
Jerry

On Aug 26, 2016 8:56 AM, "Allan Sindelar" <allan at sindelarsolar.com> wrote:

> Wrenches,
> And now for something completely different... are TUV Rheinland or CE
> module certifications valid yet in the US?
>
> I was called to consult for an off grid client who had purchased 40 250W
> generic Chinese modules through a friend who got them on Ebay... yeah,
> right. I got to be the one to tell him that I didn't think his $6,000
> purchase ($.60/watt) could be used in a permitted/inspected system, as the
> modules lacked the proper NRTL certification on the label. I sure hope for
> his sake that I'm wrong, and I said I would ask here.
>
> These are Qunsheng New Energy, model QS-250P. No UL, ETL, CSA
> certification, just the ones above plus ISO.
>
> Where can one find a list of NRTLs?
>
> Thank you,
> Allan
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