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color=#000080 size=2>Andrew, </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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color=#000080 size=2>Agree with purposes 1), 2). You'll have to
continue patiently educating both AHJ's and utilities meanwhile.
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size=2>Most likely you would have to show the AHJ documentation of the utility's
allowed variance. Request a variance with a formal letter and fax it
to them. Show a complete site diagram showing a line of sight
from subpanel'd EDS location to the meter location if you can. If you
cannot, show on diagram distance and location of point to where you can show a
line of sight not through a structure. Let them know the diagram will be
an engraved or raised letter placard at proper letter size to be placed at
the EDS location.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Tahoma color=#000080 size=2><SPAN class=875482319-13012009>Peter
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<FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From:</B> re-wrenches-bounces@lists.re-wrenches.org
[mailto:re-wrenches-bounces@lists.re-wrenches.org] <B>On Behalf Of </B>Andrew
Truitt<BR><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, January 13, 2009 11:12 AM<BR><B>To:</B>
RE-wrenches<BR><B>Subject:</B> [RE-wrenches] signage for remote External
Disconnect Switches<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
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style="PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: rgb(204,204,204) 1px solid"><BR>I
have come to a conclusion: Utility companies serve two (2) purposes: 1)
To safely and profitably distribute electrical power and 2) To drive PV
integrators insane. <BR><BR>The particular utility of which I speak,
Allegheny Power, was responsible for convincing the Maryland PUC for requiring
External Disconnect Switches on PV installs if they are to be eligible for REC
generation. Now they have finally gotten around to inspecting a system
we installed a year ago where the EDS was located on the opposite side of the
house from the meter (we made our interconnection at a sub-panel) and they are
requiring us to move it back to the meter location (or install a 200A external
service disconnect).<BR><BR>Does anyone know of any documentation from a
utility or AHJ that accepts a weatherproof label (or plack) on the meter
indicating the location of the EDS when it is not convienient for the meter
and EDS to be co-located?<BR><BR><BR>Andrew Truitt<BR>Standard Solar
Inc.<BR><FONT color=#888888><BR><BR clear=all><BR>-- <BR>"Don't get me wrong:
I love nuclear energy! It's just that I prefer fusion to fission. And it just
so happens that there's an enormous fusion reactor safely banked a few million
miles from us. It delivers more than we could ever use in just about 8
minutes. And it's wireless!"<BR><BR>~William
McDonough<BR><BR></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV><BR><BR
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