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<DIV><SPAN class=312173521-19092010><FONT face=Arial>The initial ARRA money,
issued to states based on their population, was released just about a year
ago. The portion that came to Texas was ~$225 million, maximum grant amount
was $2 million.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=312173521-19092010><FONT face=Arial>Of the 215 grant
applications that made the final cut probably 95% were from cities and ISDs. I
had the good fortune to be chosen as one of ten evaluators statewide who had to
read every one of the apps, at least specific portions. Of the 3 pages of
specific items that evaluators were asked to grade on a scale of 1 to
5, none mentioned NABCEP as a requirement by the state. However a number of both
cities and ISDs made NABCEP a requirement for qualifying as the chosen one to
complete the installation. I didn't make a mental note of how many NABCEP
qualified apps there were because it was not among the listed item of
importance. Quite a few had it as a requirement as I recall.
</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=312173521-19092010><FONT face=Arial>As an aside, several
years ago a municipally owned electric utility in Texas wanted to make NABCEP a
mandatory requirement for any 'qualified' installers of utility rebated
residential or commercial PV installations. The city attorney noted that the
first time an otherwise qualified installer challenged that requirement in
court, the city would lose. They modified the requirement to require
someone 'qualified to sit for the PV certification test' be employed by the
installer. That seems to be the model followed by other munis,
REPs and T&Ds offering rebates in Texas. </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=312173521-19092010><FONT face=Arial>NABCEP has emphasized this
difference, licensed vs. certified, numerous times. </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=312173521-19092010><FONT face=Arial></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=312173521-19092010>
<DIV>Jim Duncan</DIV>
<DIV>North Texas Renewable Energy<SPAN class=312173521-19092010> </SPAN></DIV>
<DIV>486 W.N. Woody Road</DIV>
<DIV>Azle Texas 76020</DIV>
<DIV>
<DIV>
<DIV>NABCEP Certified Solar PV</DIV>
<DIV>Installer No.<SPAN class=312173521-19092010>0</SPAN>31310-57</DIV>
<DIV>TECL 27398</DIV></DIV></DIV>
<DIV><A href="mailto:ntrei@1scom.net">ntrei@1scom.net</A> </DIV>
<DIV>817.917.0527</DIV>
<DIV><A href="http://www.ntrei.com/">www.ntrei.com</A></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Tahoma
size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B>
re-wrenches-bounces@lists.re-wrenches.org
[mailto:re-wrenches-bounces@lists.re-wrenches.org]<B>On Behalf Of </B>Allan
Sindelar<BR><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, September 19, 2010 11:22 AM<BR><B>To:</B>
RE-wrenches<BR><B>Subject:</B> [RE-wrenches] ARRA
Question<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>Does anyone know if NABCEP is a requirement for
any project that uses ARRA funding?<BR>Thank you,<BR>Allan<BR>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN class=il><B>Allan</B></SPAN><B> Sindelar</B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><BR><A href="mailto:Allan@positiveenergysolar.com"
target=_blank><SPAN
class=il>Allan</SPAN>@positiveenergysolar.com</A><BR>NABCEP Certified
Photovoltaic Installer<BR>EE98J Journeyman Electrician<BR><B>Positive Energy,
Inc.</B><BR>3201 Calle Marie<BR>Santa Fe, New Mexico 87507<BR><B>505
424-1112</B><BR><A href="http://www.positiveenergysolar.com/"
target=_blank>www.positiveenergysolar.com</A></SPAN></P></DIV></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>