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<div>Hi Drake,</div>
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<div>Yes - one of the utilities we work with is fine with an
external DC disco when a disco is required (commercial). It's a
good point to make as a precedent - no DC = no AC. </div>
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<div>We (and the local fire dept.) thinks it actually makes more sense
than an AC disco. If the utility is going to require an
unnecessary device - at least it should benefit the fire dept.</div>
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<div>Add that to your no DC = no AC argument to the AHJ. </div>
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<div>Best of Luck,</div>
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<div>Jeff C.</div>
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<blockquote type="cite" cite>Considering its a utility issue and not
required by code, it seems it would be up to them. It would definitely
work as a disconnect on an batteryless system.</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite>Our utility here would just see the
lockable external disco, and never look any further into the
details.</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite>You could probably just mount an empty
box on the wall with a big label "UTILITY
DISCONNECT"</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite>and pull it off the wall
after.</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite>We're making head way here on getting our
utility to drop this requirement.</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite>I took them a copy of that NREL report
that stated it actually cost them more money to operate the grid by
requiring the disconnects.</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite>THanks to whoever that was on the list
that posted the link.</blockquote>
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<blockquote type="cite" cite>Ray</blockquote>
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<blockquote type="cite" cite>On Sep 2, 2008, at 1:56 PM, Drake
Chamberlin wrote:</blockquote>
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<blockquote type="cite" cite>Hello Wrenches<br>
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Can the lockable utility disconnect be DC? Has anyone tried
this? On an add on system we found this had been
done. It would be convenient to use this
method. <br>
<br>
Thanks,<br>
<br>
Drake<br>
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