Thanks all.......we will be instructing the utility to hold off until 2009 to replace the meter and allow the system to be "placed in service"......<br>I suspected we should do this.......<br>Joel......you are right......we need to control the process.......not the utility or the AHJ.......This was the one system that we did that fell right on this cusp of this tax credit change over and were not sure how to handle it.......<br>
Cheers.....<br>Kirpal<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Dec 3, 2008 at 11:32 AM, Joel Davidson <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:joel.davidson@sbcglobal.net">joel.davidson@sbcglobal.net</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
<div><div style="font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif; font-size: 12pt;"><div>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><span style="font-weight: bold;">From:</span></b> David Brearley <<a href="mailto:david.brearley@solarprofessional.com" target="_blank">david.brearley@solarprofessional.com</a>><div class="Ih2E3d"><br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> RE-wrenches <<a href="mailto:re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org" target="_blank">re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org</a>><br>
</div><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Wednesday, December 3, 2008 11:19:11 AM<br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> Re: [RE-wrenches] system commissioning time frames<br></font><br>
<font size="4"><font face="Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><div class="Ih2E3d">Kirpal,<br><br>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>
<br>Best,<br><br>David<br><br><br></div><div class="Ih2E3d">On 12/3/08 12:59 PM, "Kirpal Khalsa" <<a href="mailto:solarworks@gmail.com" target="_blank">solarworks@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br><br></div></span></font></font>
<blockquote><font size="4"><font face="Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><div class="Ih2E3d">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></div><a href="http://www.oregonsolarworks.com/" target="_blank">www.oregonsolarworks.com</a> <a href="http://www.oregonsolarworks.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><http://www.oregonsolarworks.com></a> <br>
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