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> Ask anyone who has had a system installed. Your system can be totally compliant with national and state electrical code, installed by a competent installer us
by cortesoft 2mo ago
> Ask anyone who has had a system installed. Your system can be totally compliant with national and state electrical code, installed by a competent installer using staff who are licensed electricians, get a stamp of approval from your own's inspectors - and the utility will refuse to connect it and insist you meet an additional set of their own conditions.
Well, I am someone who had a system installed… I have a 14000 KwH per year system, and two 13 KwH batteries. It did take a while to get it inspected, which was annoying, although I was able to use it while I waited (I just couldn’t sent power to the power company until after), but they approved it the first time without any additional requirements.
What makes you so sure everyone has the experience you are talking about?
- rcdemski 2mo agoSame. I self-installed a 5.5kw solar system, fully permitted, in the Denver metro. The utility company (Xcel) had an easy online portal for submitting plans, a quick back and forth on system labeling - they wanted placards instead of stickers. That took all of two weeks. To get their permission to operate, including having the city inspect my work and send the all clear to them.
- jdyer9 2mo agoDid you work with a company for plans and permitting? Been thinking about doing this and I'm also in CO
- futevolei 2mo agoYeah the truth is much closer to your experience than OP but, especially in California, there is a non-zero amount of people passing inspection but waiting a long time for the poco to give approval. Most delays don’t seem to be related to additional requirements but rather the poco just dragging its feet…