Re: [RE-wrenches] WATER COOLED - 1800 RPM - 13KW GENERATORS INQUIRY

[Luke Christy via RE-wrenches]

Hi Dana,
Following up on this, I would certainly be interested. 
We are a  small shop but I typically sell and install 5-8 generators per year. 
These are almost always Kohler 3600rpm 14kW units, so a 13 kW low speed unit 
would be welcome as an option. 

Thanks!


> On Jun 30, 2022, at 12:01 PM, Dana Orzel via RE-wrenches 
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> Hey now all you off grid designer/installers,
>  
> I just had a conversation with generator manufacturer (name withheld for the 
> moment), about 8-13KW water cooled gensets with UL & LP gas powered. I 
> explained that there is a long time hole in the market since Onan & Kohler 
> dropped their gensets for prime power in this size range.
>  
> If they made the investment to produce & UL certify a 13KW - 1800 RPM - water 
> cooled – 2 wire start, prime power rated - 120/240vac genset, how many off 
> grid systems are being installed with oversized gensets?
>  
> If this was available how many units would each of you be interested in per 
> year? I am not asking for a commitment just a market survey for this sized 
> unit.
>  
> If there was 20-30 companies selling 4-5+ each per year this might be a 
> possibility.
>  
> Let me know either off list or on list (if this is OK ? Michael let us know) 
> & I hope there is a possibility here for more appropriately sized & available 
> gensets for our off grid client systems.
> I will be passing along this research to the OE manufacturer. If you do not 
> want your name passed along let me know for now.
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Re: [RE-wrenches] Insurance for consulting.

[Luke Christy via RE-wrenches]

Thanks Chris.
Appreciate the info. 


> On Jun 27, 2022, at 6:15 AM, Christopher Warfel via RE-wrenches 
>  wrote:
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> Try Brown and Brown. They are who we use.  Chris
> On 6/24/2022 11:48 AM, Luke Christy via RE-wrenches wrote:
>> Hi Wrenches,
>> Like many of you, I have been in PV industry a long time. I have focused on 
>> design-build operations in the off-grid realm. In recent years I have 
>> started shifting toward doing more consulting work, and having picked up a 
>> few high value clients, I am feeling the need to revisit my insurance and 
>> add professional liability insurance in addition to my GL policy. This has 
>> proved a little more difficult than expected, as my current underwriter does 
>> not offer a professional liability policy for our class of business and, and 
>> our local insurance agent is kind of out of their depth with respect to this 
>> anyway. I am a solo practitioner and don’t really represent a large account 
>> for my insurance company, so there’s little incentive for them to work hard 
>> to find me a good solution. 
>> 
>> I suspect that many Wrenches are or have been in a similar situation, so I’m 
>> wondering if anyone has advice/or comments on their experience with these 
>> issues.  If you’ve had positive experience with a particular underwriter or 
>> insurance company for solar consulting work, that would be information I’d 
>> love to hear. 
>> 
>> This is probably a reply-off-list topic.
>> 
>> Thanks in advance. 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Luke Christy
>> 
>> Renewable energy consultant.
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>> 719.588.3044
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