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<FONT SIZE="4"><FONT FACE="Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:11pt'>A licensed electrician might point out that the utility grid is not current limited.<BR>
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On 10/29/08 5:05 PM, "North Texas Renewable Energy Inc" <ntrei@earthlink.net> wrote:<BR>
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</SPAN></FONT></FONT><BLOCKQUOTE><FONT SIZE="4"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:11pt'><FONT FACE="Arial">Also to elaborate, The Texas license will restrict any work "on the AC side of the inverter" by anyone but a State licensed Electrical Contractor. I am stating, in a reply (to the group working on the language) "<I>since the inverter AC output is current-limited by design, from a safety perspective the DC side could be considered as or more dangerous than the AC side."<BR>
</I>Is this statement a valid one? <BR>
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<FONT COLOR="#1F497D">In Oregon we have a Limited Renewable Energy Technician license. We are capped at 25kw and can do residential and commercial. The LRT license does not allow us to make final AC connections on any system and requires a site visit from an electrician.<BR>
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<B>Subject:</B> [RE-wrenches] State licensing for PV installers in Texas<BR>
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</FONT><FONT FACE="Arial">the Texas Dept of Licensing and Regulation has (finally) proposed a Limited Solar Electric License for installers in Texas. There is currently no "solar license" in Texas. <BR>
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</FONT><FONT FACE="Arial">Among other fairly arbitrary and borderline ridiculous potential requirements (IMHO) is a 50 kWDC cap on the size of systems allowed, based on inverter rated output. Also the license holder may not work on commercial installations.<BR>
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</FONT><FONT FACE="Arial">Are these typical of the license restrictions in other states? <BR>
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</FONT><FONT FACE="Arial">thanks<BR>
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</FONT><FONT FACE="Arial">Jim Duncan<BR>
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