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Gary:<br>
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Here in the North Texas area, for the Oncor TDSP (Transmission and
Distribution Service Provider), an 8-page Interconnection Agreement
(IA) is required before a DG (distributed generation) system can
become grid-interactive.<br>
<br>
The Oncor IA is a legal agreement signed by the DG system owner and
Oncor. It is very specific about the owner's liabilities and
responsibilities for their DG system.<br>
<br>
If an IA is required in Ohio between your customer and the serving
TDSP, the customer's liabilities and responsibilities should be
described in that document.<br>
<br>
Whether or not there is a TDSP IA requirement in Ohio, I suggest
that your customer discuss their liability concerns with their home
owner or business insurance provider. It's possible that additional
liability coverage may be appropriate to protect your customer, or
possibly required by the insurance provider.<br>
<br>
Regards,<br>
<br>
Gary Willett PE<br>
Icarus Engineering & Solar Services<br>
<br>
Here's the liability section excerpt from the Oncor Interconnection
Agreement:<br>
<blockquote><font face="Tahoma"><small><i>4. <u>Limitation of
Liability and indemnification</u><br>
<br>
4a. Notwithstanding any other provision in this Agreement,
with respect to Company's provision of electric service to
Customer, Company's liability to Customer shall be limited
as set forth in Section 4.2.1 of Company's PUC-approved
tariffs and terms and conditions for electric service which
is incorporated herein by reference.<br>
<br>
4b. Neither Company nor Customer shall be liable to the
other for damages for any act that is beyond such party's
control, including any event that is a result of an act of
God, labor disturbance, act of the public enemy, war,
insurrection, riot, fire, storm or flood, explosion,
breakage or accident to machinery or equipment, a
curtailment, order, or regulation or restriction imposed by
governmental, military, or lawfully established civilian
authorities, or by the making of necessary repairs upon the
property or equipment of either party. <br>
<br>
4c. Notwithstanding Paragraph 4.b of this Agreement, Company
shall assume a/I liability for and shall indemnify Customer
for any claims, losses, costs, and expenses of any kind or
character to the extent that they result from Company's
negligence in connection with the design, construction, or
operation of its facilities as described on Exhibit A;
provided, however, that Company shall have no obligation to
indemnify Customer for claims brought by claimants who
cannot recover directly from Company. Such indemnity shall
include, but is not limited to, financial responsibility
for: (a) Customer's monetary losses; (b) reasonable costs
and expenses of defending an action or claim made by a third
person; (c) damages related to the death or injury of a
third person; (d) damages to the property of Customer; (e)
damages to the property of a third person; (f) damages for
the disruption of the business of a third person. In no
event shall Company be liable for consequential, special,
incidental or punitive damages, including, without
limitation, loss of profits, loss of revenue, or loss of
production. The Company does not assume liability for any
costs for damages arising from the disruption of the
business of the Customer or for the Customer's costs and
expenses of prosecuting or defending an action or claim
against the Company. This paragraph does not create a
liability on the part of the Company to the Customer or a
third person, but requires indemnification where such
liability exists. The limitations of liability provided in
this paragraph do not apply in cases of gross negligence or
intentional wrongdoing.<br>
<br>
4d. Notwithstanding Paragraph 4.b of this Agreement,
Customer shall assume all liability for and shall indemnify
Company for any claims, losses, costs, and expenses of any
kind or character to the extent that they result from
Customer's negligence in connection with the design,
construction or operation of its facilities as described on
Exhibit A; provided, however, that Customer shall have no
obligation to indemnify Company for claims brought by
claimants who cannot recover directly from Customer. Such
indemnity shall include, but is not limited to, financial
responsibility for: (a) Company's monetary losses; (b)
reasonable costs and expenses of defending an action or
claim made by a third person; (c) damages related to the
death or injury of a third person; (d) damages to the
property of Company; (e) damages to the property of a third
person; (f) damages for the disruption of the business of a
third person. In no event shall Customer be liable for
consequential, special, incidental or punitive damages,
including, without limitation, loss of profits, loss of
revenue, or loss of production. The Customer does not assume
liability for any costs for damages arising from the
disruption of the business of the Company or for the
Company's costs and expenses of prosecuting or defending an
action or claim against the Customer. This paragraph does
not create a liability on the part of the Customer to the
Company or a third person, but requires indemnification
where such liability exists. The limitations of liability
provided in this paragraph do not apply in cases of gross
negligence or intentional wrongdoing.</i><i><br>
</i><i><br>
</i><i>4e. Company and Customer shall each be responsible for
the safe installation, maintenance, repair and condition of
their respective lines and appurtenances on their respective
sides of the point of delivery. The Company does not assume
any duty of inspecting the Customer's lines, wires,
switches, or other equipment and will not be responsible
therefore. Customer assumes all responsibility for the
electric service supplied hereunder and the facilities used
in connection therewith at or beyond the point of delivery,
the point of delivery being the point where the electric
energy first leaves the wire or facilities provided and
owned by Company and enters the wire or </i><i>facilities
provided by Customer.</i></small><i><br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 11/22/15 3:19 PM, gary easton wrote:<br>
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<div dir="ltr">Hello Wrenches,
<div>I have an electrical engineer customer that asked me a
"what if" that I had not heard before. If an inverter somehow
back feeds the grid during an outage and damages something or
hurts someone who is liable? <br clear="all">
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<div dir="ltr"><span
style="border-collapse:collapse;font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">Gary
Easton<br>
Appalachian Renewable Power</span>
<div><span
style="border-collapse:collapse;font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">Stewart,
Ohio 45778<br>
NABCEP Certified Solar PV
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T: <a moz-do-not-send="true" value="+17402778498"
style="color:rgb(6,88,181)">740-277-8498</a></span>
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