Hi Allan,
TUV is now an accepted NRTL, but the equipment still has to Listed to applicable UL Standards to mean anything. Testing only to European standards doesn’t cut it here. “CE” is meaningless here also. Brian Teitelbaum AEE Solar *From:* RE-wrenches [mailto:re-wrenches-boun...@lists.re-wrenches.org] *On Behalf Of *Allan Sindelar *Sent:* Friday, August 26, 2016 11:56 AM *To:* RE-wrenches *Subject:* [RE-wrenches] NRTL certification question Wrenches, And now for something completely different... are TUV Rheinland or CE module certifications valid yet in the US? I was called to consult for an off grid client who had purchased 40 250W generic Chinese modules through a friend who got them on Ebay... yeah, right. I got to be the one to tell him that I didn't think his $6,000 purchase ($.60/watt) could be used in a permitted/inspected system, as the modules lacked the proper NRTL certification on the label. I sure hope for his sake that I'm wrong, and I said I would ask here. These are Qunsheng New Energy, model QS-250P. No UL, ETL, CSA certification, just the ones above plus ISO. Where can one find a list of NRTLs? Thank you, Allan -- *Allan Sindelar* *al...@sindelarsolar.com* <al...@sindelarsolar.com> NABCEP Certified PV Installation Professional NABCEP Certified Technical Sales Professional New Mexico EE98J Journeyman Electrician Founder (Retired), Positive Energy, Inc. *505 780-2738 cell*
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