I'm ready to take the plunge and put up solar panels (photovoltaic - PV) to try to offset some of my grid demand. The local electric company has been accepting PV intertie for almost 2 decades. Unfortnately, my city is not ready.
In a recent Planning and Zoning Commission meeting, lots of FUD was thrown about. It's not the subject of my (wordy) post, but it was interesting and hard to address. "What about aesthetics"? Not your job, city! "What about reflectivity?" You don't have ordinances about roofing/window reflectivity now, so get over it! That's just people/politics.
One area they did mention that gave me pause was the claim that current building codes do not address PV. A [member of a particular segment of the building profession] said that there are no ASTE, ASHE(?), or other electrical codes to which the panels themselves must adhere. He further claimed there are no construction/building codes about attachment (resistance to wind), wiring and conductivity, or roofing standards around their use. Our city inspectors must have some standard against which they can inspect. We are too small a city to recreate the wheel.
Yes, I will be living on Google soon to research this as well as reaching out to some of the solar providers. I'm looking to the forum community to see if there is knowledge on the specific points below:
Thanks,
CT
In a recent Planning and Zoning Commission meeting, lots of FUD was thrown about. It's not the subject of my (wordy) post, but it was interesting and hard to address. "What about aesthetics"? Not your job, city! "What about reflectivity?" You don't have ordinances about roofing/window reflectivity now, so get over it! That's just people/politics.
One area they did mention that gave me pause was the claim that current building codes do not address PV. A [member of a particular segment of the building profession] said that there are no ASTE, ASHE(?), or other electrical codes to which the panels themselves must adhere. He further claimed there are no construction/building codes about attachment (resistance to wind), wiring and conductivity, or roofing standards around their use. Our city inspectors must have some standard against which they can inspect. We are too small a city to recreate the wheel.
Yes, I will be living on Google soon to research this as well as reaching out to some of the solar providers. I'm looking to the forum community to see if there is knowledge on the specific points below:
- electrical/manufacturing code standards for PV panels
- national building codes for incorporation of PV panels
- model ordinances for cities regarding PV or other alternative generation sources
Thanks,
CT
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