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Jay:<br><br>
Thanks for citing this section. I reviewed it just now (2008
version) and I noticed that it says, "capable of supplying
multiple branch circuits," not "actually supplying
branch circuits." Any energized breaker panel is
<u>capable</u> of supplying branch circuits. Only if you size the
panel to fit only the inverter breakers could you being to think the
panel is no longer capable of supplying branch circuits. Who is to
say the inverter breakers could not be "thinned up" to allow
future branch circuit breakers?<br><br>
To my mind, the language is not clear.<br><br>
William Miller<br><br>
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At 09:38 AM 1/22/2012, you wrote:<br>
<blockquote type=cite class=cite cite>Hi Nick,<br><br>
I see (2011) 705.12 (d) where it talks about " supplying
branch circuits as the area where it changes.<br><br>
ie w/o branch circuits then all circuits are protected by the breakers as
long as the main buss isn't exceeded by the solar input of
course.<br><br>
But in putting in that metering device plugged into a outlet, now you
have a branch circuit and hence the need to comply with 705.12 (D)
2.<br><br>
But I could be wrong.<br><br>
jay</blockquote></body>
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