Eric......greetings....yes this process is definitely long and far from clear.....we have also inquired as to what type of engineering report they require......we have received no clear answer.....we have submitted one application with another set to start the process tomorrow....the first one was a top of pole mount system and we had the soil sample signed off by an engineer for the footing.....that is what we submitted.....they have requested more info but not pertaining to the engineering info so it seems as thought they have accepted that.....my suspicion with out clear guidelines from them is that <u>any</u> stamped engineering report will do....structural, electrical, truss company, etc.....maybe you can have an engineer stamp your one line drawing for a small fee......it seems to me that so long as you have an engineers stamp on any phase of the project they would accept that as they don't seem to wish to give any clear guidelines as to what they are looking for.....<div>
good luck and keep me posted on your success....we have our fingers crossed on our first application going thru and hope that what we have learned on that first process will make the next ones go smoother....</div><div>Take care,</div>
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getting their customer a federal grant in lieu of the tax credit?<span> </span>(supplying more of the endless paperwork
to the accountant)</span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" color="#c00000" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#C00000">One of the requirements is that a <b><span style="font-weight:bold">PE</span></b> stamp the design.<span>
</span>The requirement is vague and it does not say what kind of PE or systems
over X size.<span> </span>The IRS Q & A
folks aren’t giving a clear answer.<span>
</span>The only time we normally use a PE is for structural (design load <span>calcs</span>.) purposes.<span>
</span>These are not large utility sized systems.</span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" color="#c00000" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#C00000">Eric R. Andrews</span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="1" color="#c00000" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;color:#C00000">Klamath Falls, OR 97601</span></font></p>
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