Solar upgrade in NorCal failed inspection. Does this kick me out of NEM 2.0?

[jmzorko]

Hello, all ...

So, PG&E finally inspected my solar upgrade today, and they found one issue - the installer ran conduit within 2ft of the gas meter. While I'm confident that I can hire an electrician to get this corrected quickly, I'm wondering: Does this kick me out of NEM 2.0? The application (adding 3kw PV plus battery storage to the already-existing 3kw PV) was approved by PG&E just under the deadline.

Regards,

John

 

[sunshine_eggo]

Did you ask the inspector?

https://www.pge.com/pge_global/common/pdfs/solar-and-vehicles/net-energy-metering/nem2-sunset-faq.pdf

To retain eligibility, final electrical clearance (often referred to as final building or electrical permit) must be submitted before April 15, 2026.

Based on your description, you met the above, so I would assume you are still under NEM 2.0 once fixed.

 

[Calsun]

Final clearance must be submitted to PG&E by April 15, 2023. In California PG&E controls the PUC and the governor so they get to make the rules.

The last governor to go up against PG&E (and Enron) was Gray Davis and he found himself facing a recall campaign and being replaced by a Republican. Better to spend a few million dollars on the recall campaign then to pay the $4 billion Davis wanted to get from the crooks at Enron. Who says crime does not pay?

 

[BentleyJ]

Inspections don't work that way, minor corrections don't cause a complete restart of the process. Its still the same approved permit. Make the changes and call them out again, worst case they assess a trip charge for the extra inspection. One possible exception would be if the 6 month or whatever time limit has expired to complete the installation. Even then, if the final inspection took place the day before expiration they would normally give you a grace period for something so minor as moving a conduit. Its a job in process, the time limits are primarily for situations where people never start or abandon the project.