Yes they can't have a bunch of residential panels backfeeding into the downed lines I suppose! But who monitors that they get shut down?
I think there is going to be a lot of bootleg solar going on. I saw one setup that never allows the meter to run backwards, so it avoids a lot of the regulations. On Tue, Jan 1, 2019, 3:59 PM Dan Penoff via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: > I would do it in a heartbeat down here where it would make a lot of sense > but the utilities continue to hamstring consumers every way possible to > prevent us from installing net metering systems. And I would also put in a > battery bank as well, as without it you’re not allowed to run independent > of the grid, which is one of the stupidest things I’ve ever heard of. > > Last major hurricane we had all the solar people were touting how even > with the grid down people would have power. Wrong! Code requires that if > the utility goes offline, your solar array goes offline as well. If you > have a storage system of some sort using batteries you can disconnect from > the grid legally. > > -D > > > > On Jan 1, 2019, at 5:44 PM, Mitch Haley via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
