On May 19, 7:54 am, Smitty Two wrote:

Count me out of any interest in Harry's babbling. How much credibility
are you going to give a guy who opines, even insists, that a grid-tie
solar system is a DIY job?

Maybe Texas is as lawless as England, but in CA anyway, you damn well
need a building permit, it absolutely has to be wired up by a licensed
electrician, and to qualify for any rebates or sell any power to the
utility it has to be an officially approved system, installed by a
licensed contractor who likewise has to have undergone training and been
State approved.

Andy replies:
In Texas, only state buildings are required to enforce state
building
codes. Individual municipalites may adopt them, separately, if
approved by the local commissions and mayors.....
In general, most cities require a licensed electrician to hook to
the grid, and many require building permits for such simple things
as adding an electrical outlet. The requirements are all over the
map.
As a licensed electrical engineer, I've wired a lot of stuff,
including
200 amp service entrances, to property I own in areas that have
NO building codes. The local electrical supplier ( TXU) provided a
schematic of their requirements and a list of suggested materials,
and when I completed it a lineman came out, saw that it was fine,
and hooked it up to the grid. At no time was I asked to demonstrate
any qualifications --- either it meets the electric company's
requirements,
or it didn't. Obviously, that can't be done in Dallas. Like I said,
it is
up to the local municipality to pass the codes they want.
In my present house, which I built 6 years ago, there is no
building
inspection required unless the owner wants one..... It is up to the
owner to select a licensed contractor with a good reputation, and it
is
up to the contractor to use qualified labor...... In Texas, in these
areas, we believe in looking out for ourselves.....
Of course, when a house is being sold, a home inspection is
usually
required and any non-NEC compliant electrical work will be flagged,
and
the seller will be required to correct it.....

So, you see, things aren't the same in your world....

Andy in Eureka, Texas