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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='color:#1F497D'>Just
so you know, while the utility company’s “suits” and office
managers may have strict requirements on the placement of disconnects and
signage, if you talk to the actual utility workers (and firemen for that
matter) in the field, they will tell you that they never rely on switches and
signage. They just pull the meter.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='color:#1F497D'>Brian
Teitelbaum<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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Solar<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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I have come to a conclusion: Utility companies serve two (2) purposes: 1)
To safely and profitably distribute electrical power and 2) To drive PV
integrators insane. <br>
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The particular utility of which I speak, Allegheny Power, was responsible for
convincing the Maryland PUC for requiring External Disconnect Switches on PV
installs if they are to be eligible for REC generation. Now they have
finally gotten around to inspecting a system we installed a year ago where the
EDS was located on the opposite side of the house from the meter (we made our
interconnection at a sub-panel) and they are requiring us to move it back to
the meter location (or install a 200A external service disconnect).<br>
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Does anyone know of any documentation from a utility or AHJ that accepts a
weatherproof label (or plack) on the meter indicating the location of the EDS
when it is not convienient for the meter and EDS to be co-located?<br>
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Andrew Truitt<br>
Standard Solar Inc.<br>
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-- <br>
"Don't get me wrong: I love nuclear energy! It's just that I prefer fusion
to fission. And it just so happens that there's an enormous fusion reactor
safely banked a few million miles from us. It delivers more than we could ever
use in just about 8 minutes. And it's wireless!"<br>
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~William McDonough</span><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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