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<p>I agree with Jason, the utility doesn't have a say in the
matter. Pull only the necessary permits with the local AHJ, and
worry about utility approval only if the AHJ requires it. I've
worked in jurisdictions from Hawaii to Puerto Rico, Oklahoma,
Haiti, Morocco, Tansania, New Mexico, Mexico, Arizona, Wyoming,
California, Colorado, and Texas. <br>
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<p>You pull the permit, don't ask too many questions, and only get
the utility or others involved when there's no way around them. <br>
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<p>We have a lot of folks in 2025 over stepping their authority.
Its our job to hold the line, and get the job done safely.</p>
<p>Oh and finally, this concept that insurance companies are going
to drop coverage? Has that actually happened? Once again, don't
over think it, respond my friends to actual problems, not ones we
dream up in our late night fevers.</p>
<p>We are the installers of the solution, we are not the problem.<br>
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<p>Ray Walters<br>
Remote Solar<br>
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<div dir="auto">Zero sell is a bit of an ambiguous term, at least
as far as inverter manufacturers are concerned. For example,
Enphase offers a "no export" grid profile for it's
microinverters, but it relies on consumption CTs that are not
completely accurate and the speed at which it can curtail solar
will inevitably allow some power to flow in reverse through the
meter. We have a municipal utility here that flips out if a watt
of reverse current is detected. They immediately fire off a
nasty letter to the owner threatening to disconnect their
electric service if not rectified immediately.
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<div dir="auto">So be careful about what equipment you are
installing and whether it is truly capable of actual no
export. If that is the case, it's behind the meter, and here
in Florida technically the utility would have no leg to stand
on in terms of restricting it. No netmetering agreement would
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doing a zero sell install. What are people’s experience with
needing utility approval? <br>
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It would seem as being behind the meter you don’t need it. But
just wondering as I’ve had a few people ask me especially from
California given the ridiculously high electricity costs. <br>
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Thanks in advance <br>
Jay<br>
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