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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>My perpection of the requirement is that
they just want some documentation of the project specifics.  So I think you
want a stamp on something that depicts the project, i.e. module layout, turbine
and tower plan…..I guess soil sample is specific enough?!<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Conrad<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Cotuit Solar<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font size=2
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>
re-wrenches-bounces@lists.re-wrenches.org [mailto:re-wrenches-bounces@lists.re-wrenches.org]
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>Kirpal Khalsa<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Tuesday, March 02, 2010 8:35
PM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> <st1:PersonName w:st="on">RE-wrenches</st1:PersonName><br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> Re: [<st1:PersonName
w:st="on">RE-wrenches</st1:PersonName>] Fed. 30% grant to businesses</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>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.....<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>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....<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Take care,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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-- <br>
Sunny Regards,<br>
Kirpal Khalsa<br>
NABCEP Certified Solar PV Installer<br>
Renewable Energy Systems<br>
<a href="http://www.oregonsolarworks.com">www.oregonsolarworks.com</a><br>
541-218-0201 m<br>
541-592-3958 o<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>On Tue, Mar 2, 2010 at 4:33 PM, Eric Andrews <<a
href="mailto:eric@ecosolarnow.com">eric@ecosolarnow.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><font
size=2 color="#c00000" face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:
Arial;color:#C00000'>Has anyone worked through the process of getting their
customer a federal grant in lieu of the tax credit?  (supplying more of
the endless paperwork to the accountant)</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>

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size=2 color="#c00000" face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:
Arial;color:#C00000'>One of the requirements is that a <b><span
style='font-weight:bold'>PE</span></b> stamp the design.  The requirement
is vague and it does not say what kind of PE or systems over X size.  The
IRS Q & A folks aren’t giving a clear answer.  The only time we
normally use a PE is for structural (design load calcs.) purposes.  These
are not large utility sized systems.</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>

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Arial;color:#C00000'>Eric R. Andrews</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>

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w:st="on"><st1:Street w:st="on"><font size=1 color="#c00000" face=Arial><span
  style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#C00000'>PO Box</span></font></st1:Street><font
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  style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#C00000'>Klamath Falls</span></font></st1:City><font
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