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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Regarding NEC Article 250.30 does Informational Note #1 mean that a standard (no battery) grid-tied PV system is not a Separately Derived System?<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I’m primarily interested on the consensus view of Bonding the Neutral (grounded conductor) to Equipment Ground in a 60 Amp Fused Disconnect located between the 240VAC inverter output and AC point of connection on the load side of the meter in the service disconnect enclosure in a <u>supply side connected PV system</u>. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>250.30 Informational Note 1 reads: “<i>An alternate ac power source, such as an on-site generator, is <u>not</u> a separately derived system if the grounded conductor is solidly interconnected to a service-supplied system grounded conductor…” </i> I believe a PV system meets that description as the Neutral stays connected at all times. <i><o:p></o:p></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><o:p> </o:p></i></p><p class=MsoNormal>My interpretation is that a standard net-metered PV system is therefore not a separately derived system and the Neutral should not have a bonding jumper to equipment ground in the Fused Disconnect.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Is this the correct interpretation?<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>David Palumbo<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Independent Power LLC <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>462 Solar Way Drive<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Hyde Park, VT 05655<b><o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><i>www.independentpowerllc.com <o:p></o:p></i></b></p><p class=MsoNormal>NABCEP Certified PV Installer<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Vermont Solar Partner<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>24 Years Experience, (802) 888-7194 <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>