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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Traditionally the final connection at the bus bar is what
they are needed to perform. I'll defer to them. They worked hard for that
privilege.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Jim</FONT></DIV>
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style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=david.brearley@solarprofessional.com
href="mailto:david.brearley@solarprofessional.com">David Brearley</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A
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href="mailto:re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org">RE-wrenches</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, October 29, 2008 6:10
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [RE-wrenches] State
licensing for PV installers in Texas</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV><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><BR><BR>On 10/29/08 5:05 PM, "North Texas Renewable Energy Inc"
<<A href="mailto:ntrei@earthlink.net">ntrei@earthlink.net</A>>
wrote:<BR><BR></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>Jim<BR>
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<BR> <BR><B>From:</B> Bob Maynard <A
href="mailto:bob.maynard@grosolar.com"><mailto:bob.maynard@grosolar.com></A>
<BR> <BR><B>To:</B> RE-wrenches <A
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<BR> <BR><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, October 29, 2008 4:50
PM<BR> <BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: [RE-wrenches] State
licensing for PV installers in
Texas<BR> <BR><BR> <BR> <BR><BR><FONT
color=#1f497d>Jim,<BR></FONT><BR><FONT color=#1f497d><BR></FONT><BR><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></FONT><BR><FONT
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re-wrenches-bounces@lists.re-wrenches.org [<A
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<B>On Behalf Of </B>North Texas Renewable Energy Inc<BR><B>Sent:</B>
Wednesday, October 29, 2008 2:45 PM<BR><B>To:</B> RE
Wrenches<BR><B>Subject:</B> [RE-wrenches] State licensing for PV
installers in Texas<BR></SPAN></FONT></FONT><FONT size=5><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><BR> <BR> <BR> <BR><BR></SPAN></FONT><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><FONT face=Arial>Wrenches<BR></FONT><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><BR> <BR><BR></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></FONT><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><BR> <BR><BR></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></FONT><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><BR> <BR><BR></FONT><FONT face=Arial>Are these
typical of the license restrictions in other states?
<BR></FONT><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><BR> <BR><BR></FONT><FONT
face=Arial>thanks<BR></FONT><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><BR> <BR><BR></FONT><FONT face=Arial>Jim
Duncan<BR>North Texas Renewable Energy
Inc<BR>817.917.0527<BR>ntrei@earthlink.net<BR>www.ntrei.com <A
href="http://www.ntrei.com"><http://www.ntrei.com></A>
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