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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:black'>Hey All (esp. you all newer to the solar field & not well versed in battery systems – <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:black'>‘Been quietly sitting this last discussion out on equipment on battery backup & Peppers’.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:black'>I know there are a lot of designer/installer getting into batteries for the first time and a lot of their experience is based in the grid intertie start in the solar field.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:black'>I have the overall experience (since ’88) that managing the expectations of what a battery based system will and will not do. The obvious are electric stoves, heat, & water devices and let’s add electric cars to that list now too. That said, battery system design is completely another field from the grid tie market. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:black'>Whether the Sh#$%^t hits the fan or not doing your job with integrity and thoroughness is critical. Life goes on and in a few years they are going to sitting there with a pile of equipment that if it was not correctly sized could affect your reputation which will still be on the line, and believe me you will hear from these folks. This ain’t the hook it up & walk away market, they will require more care that you are used to applying to a GT client. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:black'>I have to stress that doing the numbers and a <u>really accurate load evaluation, </u>looking at short and long term expectations, & best case / worst case scenarios is a really safe place to start. If you cannot <u>verify your design with good math</u> and meet their requests <u>do not go there</u>. If they cannot afford their evaluation DONOT cheap it down, Walk away - Fear sells and some of these folks are running so deep in fear it is almost a comedy if it were not so sad. You need to look beyond the short term profit and look at your reputation down the road.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:black'>Another item – These folks take a lot of your energy in all their “what if” scenarios. Have them list (in writing & keep this in their file) what is critical to them. They tend to change their minds as they peruse the internet & talk with the like minded crew. If they shift have them put their change in request in writing again. What you started out designing may turn 180° in a night. Get equipment paid for in advance period. Be careful with credit card purchases on big systems, I know of folks that are counting on the credit card system crashing and are racking up huge purchase counting on the crash. I had someone offer half price on a system in Gold bars as “it is going to more than triple” right, I am not going there personally.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:black'>I have visited with folks now long gone that their parents were getting ready for the same end of society stuff 50-60 years ago & then there were the atomic fallout shelters, & then Y2K. I got offered an entire 18 wheeler of freeze dried food after Y2K. My body shudders to think what that would do to your digestive track.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:black'>Been there & done that – I spent “88 to “95 of my solar career doing just this. It takes a lot out of you.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:black'>Best to you all In joy & Keep on putting the sun to work.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:#002060'>----------------------------------------------------------------------------<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:black'>Dana Orzel <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:black'>Great Solar Works, Inc - NABCEP # 051112-136<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:black'>E - dana@solarwork.com - Web - solarwork.com <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:black'>O - 970.626.5253 C - 208.721.7003<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:black'>"Responsible Technologies for Responsible People since 1988" </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:Webdings;color:green'>P</span></b><span style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:navy'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:green'>Please consider the environment before printing this email.</span><span style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>