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<FONT SIZE="4"><FONT FACE="Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:11pt'>Correct, but w/out the PV meter the system could not be commissioned. For the customer, it created a paper trail helping to verify the commissioning date.<BR>
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On 12/3/08 1:32 PM, "Joel Davidson" <joel.davidson@sbcglobal.net> wrote:<BR>
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</SPAN></FONT></FONT><BLOCKQUOTE><FONT SIZE="5"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:12pt'>It is nice to have a good working relationship with the utility, but scheduling and placing meters are just part of the job, not commissioning.<BR>
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<B>Subject:</B> Re: [RE-wrenches] system commissioning time frames<BR>
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</FONT></SPAN></FONT><FONT SIZE="4"><FONT FACE="Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:11pt'>Kirpal,<BR>
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Back in 2005 when the rebates were first on the horizon, Austin Energy would voluntarily—at the request of customers—hold off placing their PV kWh meter until after January 1, 2006. The intent was to put off commissioning systems before the rebate was available.<BR>
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David<BR>
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On 12/3/08 12:59 PM, "Kirpal Khalsa" <solarworks@gmail.com> wrote:<BR>
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</SPAN></FONT></FONT><BLOCKQUOTE><FONT SIZE="4"><FONT FACE="Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:11pt'>Greetings......we recently installed a solar pv system on a residential customer and it has been inspected by both the local electrical inspector and the state rebate authority and approved. Now that we have passed those inspections, the next phase of the process is having the utility company come out and install their new meter for net metering......I was wondering if anyone has a definitive answer as to what actually commissions the system? We are thinking of having the power company hold off until after the new year so that the customer can get the 2009 tax credits instead of the 2008 credits.......<BR>
The question is does the system get commissioned once it is inspected or once the power company gets the new meter installed so that the system can actually be turned on.....<BR>
Thanks for any advice.......It actually could be worth its weight in gold!.......<BR>
Cheers,<BR>
Kirpal Khalsa<BR>
Renewable Energy Systems<BR>
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