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Hi Karl,<br>
<br>
Whether it's worth pursuing or not, I believe their stance is in
violation of PURPA. I'm not an expert but I know others have won
court cases over it. It is left up to the State to administer
however I do believe. DSire.org shows no net metering support in
Alabama. I imagine someone else on the List knows more than I.<br>
<br>
But it sounds in this case like the technical fix is more prudent -
Everything has it's season.<br>
<br>
Best of Luck,<br>
<br>
Jeff C.<br>
Village Power Design<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Greetings Esteemed Wrenches,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">My company was recently tasked to engineer
a PV project in Alabama. We sat down for a meeting with all of
the local big-shots. They proceeded to let us know that we are
not allowed to feed any excess PV power onto their grid,
production cannot exceed demand. I am hoping that y’all might
be able to steer me towards a contactor assembly or device
that would detect reverse current flow, trigger the contactor,
then open up the inverter AC output circuit. The service is
3-phase, 208 volt. The maximum current we intend to introduce
is 70 amps, continuous.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Appreciate your advice,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Karl Jaeger<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Operations Manager<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">LightWave Solar Electric<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="http://www.lightwavesolar.com">www.lightwavesolar.com</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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