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Please contact me off list if you would like the enclosures that came
with this. They include:<br><br>
690-2014-ROPDraft.pdf<br>
705-2014-ROPDraft.pdf<br>
Panel Actions Affecting Other Proposals.docx<br>
SOLAR ABCS 2014 NEC.pdf<br><br>
<blockquote type=cite class=cite cite="">DEAR MEMBERS OF THE PV INDUSTRY
FORUM: <br><br>
1. As many of you know, NFPA has released the 2014 NEC Report
of Proposals (ROP) and a draft 2014 NEC based on that ROP.<br><br>
Here is a link to the entire ROP. <br><br>
<a href="http://www.nfpa.org/assets/files/aboutthecodes/70/70-a2013-rop.pdf">
http://www.nfpa.org/assets/files/aboutthecodes/70/70-a2013-rop.pdf</a><br>
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Here is a link to the Draft 2014 NEC.<br><br>
<a href="http://www.nfpa.org/assets/files/aboutthecodes/70/70-a2013-ropdraft.pdf">
http://www.nfpa.org/assets/files/aboutthecodes/70/70-a2013-ropdraft.pdf</a>
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Please note that these are drafts and subject to change during the
comment period and during subsequent Code Making Panel Actions as well as
Technical Correlating Committee actions.<br><br>
2. The Solar ABCS is sponsoring a meeting with SEIA on Monday 27
August 2012 at Underwriters Laboratories (UL) in Northbrook, IL to
provide an overview of the current draft Code and how it may impact
future PV installations. Please contact Larry Sherwood for details
on the meeting and a possible telephone link.<br><br>
Larry Sherwood
<<a href="mailto:Larry@sherwoodassociates.com">
Larry@sherwoodassociates.com</a>> 303-413-8028<br><br>
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3. I have attached sections of the draft 2014 NEC for sections 690
and 705 as well as a table showing the Code Making Panel 4
actions.<br><br>
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And finally, here is a draft presentation that will be used at the
meeting next Monday. It just briefly covers significant (non
administrative) changes in 690 and 705 and shows some areas where
comments may be warranted.<br>
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4. As you review the Draft 2014 NEC and see areas where we can make
improvements or corrections to the <u>accepted Code proposals</u>, please
send me your <u>well substantiated</u> comments. the from form for
comments is in the back of the code and is also on the NFPA web
site. Please note that we cannot add new material at this stage or
propose new changes, but we can comment on what has been previously
changed.<br><br>
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See our web site below for more PV/NEC information and a schedule for the
few remaining PV/NEC presentations throughout the country.<br><br>
John<br><br>
John C. Wiles, Senior Research Engineer<br>
Southwest Technology Development Institute, New Mexico State
University<br>
575-646-6105 575-646-3841 (FAX) <br>
<a href="http://www.nmsu.edu/~tdi/Photovoltaics/Codes-Stds/Codes-Stds.html">
http://www.nmsu.edu/~tdi/Photovoltaics/Codes-Stds/Codes-Stds.html</a><br>
3705 Research Drive<br>
Box 30001/MSC 3 SOLAR<br>
Las Cruces, NM 88003-8001</blockquote><br>
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