Recent content by Penny Bonded Neutral

Well, the sharp gal at the building department was right. I sent pictures of our attic, roof, my crude one-line plans, schematics, etc. and some money to the PE she suggested in Minnesota. Sure enough, he drew up REAL PLANS including panel placement and BOM, gave the plans the greenlight, and...

You are right! That's AFTER you have the permit, plans, etc.

You are absolutely right. I have done precisely that. I'm going to have to name names, again. Mr. Miguel of GVS Design & Build Construction. He saw my specs, pictures, schematics, and even came out and did a site survey. He told me it is impossible without a meter collar, and he could do...

In ELT-102 (oh my god, 50 years ago!) I studied this... To this day I do not fully understand it. All I know for CERTAIN is, here is a waveform of OUR POWER, and a NEIGHBORS power. @timselectric, your perspective is as valid as all the others that have been talked about and debated as long as...

Thanks so much for the additional tips! Bonded Leg and Wild Neutral !

It's really a catch 22 situation. To get the permit to 'self-install' solar, you have to submit plans. If you don't know how to make the plans, you have to find someone who does. I guess here in Las Vegas, the only way to 'pick someones brain' to help with the plans is to buy their panels...

Yes. Theres only one listed. Mr. Miguel of GVS. He's the guy that said that my ideas were beyond his 'comfort zone', he said I could connect my 15K to the meter via a collar, and after I insisted on a quote of what I wanted, it was OVER $70000.00 !

Hello, all. I'm in the las Vegas Area, actually not too far from Will! But for whatever reason I'm having trouble finding the help I need. What I need is, someone familiar with going up on the roof and installing the solar panels! I can't do that kind of work anymore! I'm building a meter zero...