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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Call-back costs are going down
because inverters and bos are more reliable and installation
practices improve, but increased re-design and permit issues are driving
G&A costs up. I try not to get angry when salaried public employees
waste my time and taxpayers' money reviewing something they don't know about. If
back-end problems are called "call-backs," what do you call front-end problems
(and watch yer language, buddy)?</FONT></DIV>
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<A title=max@seesolar.com href="mailto:max@seesolar.com">Max Balchowsky</A>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, February 03, 2009 9:50
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [RE-wrenches] Maxing out the
roof</DIV>
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style="COLOR: black">Joel, you're right. I think you have a better
perspective than most, having been in the industry so long and watching the
changes and the politics. I have sat across the table at meetings with
building officials and fire marshals discussing this issue only to have the
rug pull from under a decision once it moved to the next level politically
within the system. As of late I watched a 14 Kw system go thru more than
</SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: black">8 weeks of maneuvering through <st1:City
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Newport Beach</st1:place></st1:City> city hall
only to be kicked back again when <SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>the FD decided that PVC couldnąt be
used on the roof (canąt use EMT in NB) and now it had to be plumbed in GRC,
further increasing the cost to the customer..... I honestly donąt know where
this will end, but it becomes more and more frustrating as we
go.......<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="COLOR: black">Maxing out the roof
Balchowsky<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV>
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<B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">From:</SPAN></B> Joel Davidson
<joel.davidson@sbcglobal.net><BR><B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">To:</SPAN></B> RE-wrenches
<re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org><BR><B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Sent:</SPAN></B> Tuesday, February 3, 2009 8:36:02
AM<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Subject:</SPAN></B> Re: [RE-wrenches]
Maxing out the roof<BR></FONT><BR>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hi Max,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I can't resist writing - Max is on the roof
maxing out the roof. Now that I got that out of my system, what we are
seeing are increasingly restrictive rules that limit how much PV a
person can have. Granted, neighbors have the right to protect themselves and
their property from actual and potential dangers like solar modules blowing
off the roof or fires spreading from one house to another. But do my
neighbors' rights to protect include denying me the use of my entire roof, or
for that matter, anywhere on my property? Yes. Depending on your local
laws, you cannot stick your PV outside your property setbacks. You cannot
put your PV on above certain heights. You cannot put your PV up to your
roof ridge. You cannot fill your roof with PV. You cannot have
ground-mounted PV without taking measures to protect trespassers. And so
on...</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The same loss of freedom happened with other
technologies (radio, automobiles, airplanes, etc.) as they moved into the
mainstream. So PV pioneers, enjoy your success but add insurance, permit
fees, legal fees, and other costs to your cashflow budget.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Joel Davidson</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial"><B>From:</B> <A
title=max@seesolar.com href="mailto:max@seesolar.com" target=_blank
rel=nofollow ymailto="mailto:max@seesolar.com">Max Balchowsky</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A
title=re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org
href="mailto:re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org" target=_blank rel=nofollow
ymailto="mailto:re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org">RE-wrenches</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, February 03, 2009 8:04
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [RE-wrenches] Maxing out
the roof</DIV>
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<DIV>Our policy on filling a roof with solar is dictated by the local fire
marshall. More and more they are gravitating toward the state standard
(california) which is 3' from the ridge and sides and 1 1/2 ft each side of
the valleys. we've had some exceptions but more and more we are finding them
sticking to the state standard.....</DIV>
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<DIV>Max Balchowsky </DIV>
<DIV>SEE Systems<BR></DIV></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV></DIV></DIV>
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