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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body bgcolor=white lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Mark,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>You should know better than anyone else that you can’t corner the sun market. If you read the reports you will find that your deepest fears are unfounded.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Bill.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:windowtext'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:windowtext'> re-wrenches-bounces@lists.re-wrenches.org [mailto:re-wrenches-bounces@lists.re-wrenches.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Mark Frye<br><b>Sent:</b> Friday, February 07, 2014 10:32 AM<br><b>To:</b> RE-wrenches<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [RE-wrenches] Solar Module fire ratings<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>So does this help understand why Sunrun bought REC and Snap n Rack? Going forward the only installable equipment will be provided by large groups that can afford to test and rate their own panel with specific racking systems that they also own?<br><br>Mark<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>On 2/7/2014 9:38 AM, David Brearley wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal>There are several SolarABCs reports that speak to this. For example:<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://www.solarabcs.org/current-issues/docs/UL_Report_Gap_and_Flashing_Exps_3-29-12.pdf">http://bit.ly/1bD8wM7</a><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>The complete list of reports is found here:<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://www.solarabcs.org/current-issues/fire_class_rating.html">http://www.solarabcs.org/current-issues/fire_class_rating.html</a><o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>David Brearley<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Senior Technical Editor,<span class=apple-converted-space> </span><i>SolarPro</i><span class=apple-converted-space> </span>magazine<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>NABCEP Certified PV Installation Professional<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><a href="mailto:david.brearley@solarprofessional.com">david.brearley@solarprofessional.com</a><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Direct: 541.261.6545<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Feb 7, 2014, at 8:55 AM, <a href="mailto:re-wrenches-request@lists.re-wrenches.org">re-wrenches-request@lists.re-wrenches.org</a> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><br><br><o:p></o:p></p><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#7F7F7F'><br>From:<span class=apple-converted-space> </span></span></b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"'>Bill Loesch <<a href="mailto:solar1online@charter.net">solar1online@charter.net</a>><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#7F7F7F'>Subject:<span class=apple-converted-space> </span></span></b><b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"'>Re: [RE-wrenches] Solar Module fire ratings</span></b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#7F7F7F'>Date:<span class=apple-converted-space> </span></span></b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"'>February 7, 2014 8:54:22 AM CST<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#7F7F7F'>To:<span class=apple-converted-space> </span></span></b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"'>RE-wrenches <<a href="mailto:re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org">re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org</a>><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#7F7F7F'>Reply-To:<span class=apple-converted-space> </span></span></b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"'>RE-wrenches <<a href="mailto:re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org">re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org</a>><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:13.5pt'><span class=apple-style-span><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"'><br>Hi David,<br><br>Can you elaborate on the mounting system(s?) that would minimize fire propagation?<br><br>TIA,<br><br></span><o:p></o:p></p><pre>Bill Loesch<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>Solar 1 - Saint Louis Solar<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>314 631 1094<o:p></o:p></pre></div></blockquote></div><p class=MsoNormal><br><br><br><br><o:p></o:p></p><pre>_______________________________________________<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>List sponsored by Home Power magazine<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre>List Address: <a href="mailto:RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org">RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org</a><o:p></o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre>Change email address & settings:<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><a href="http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org">http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org</a><o:p></o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre>List-Archive: <a href="http://lists.re-wrenches.org/pipermail/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org">http://lists.re-wrenches.org/pipermail/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org</a><o:p></o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre>List rules & etiquette:<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><a href="http://www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm">www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm</a><o:p></o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre>Check out participant bios:<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><a href="http://www.members.re-wrenches.org">www.members.re-wrenches.org</a><o:p></o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre></blockquote><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div>
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