Rural AZ

>"my power company wouldn't let me use grid-tied solar without it being permitted." ?

Nah they didn't give a shit what I connected it to. I literally stubbed a 200 amp service entrance on vacant land then just went wild connecting it to whatever I like. I shot the shit with their engineer when they ran secondary off the power pole and that was it, I've never seen them again.

> no government inspectors are coming by anyway, then it doesn't matter.

I don't know for certain but having an unpermitted solar panel visible via satellite would likely trigger a visit.

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jmole 12 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Great, so it sounds like installing unpermitted solar at your house is about as illegal as jaywalking, and you probably shouldn't worry about it so much.

	▲	boredumb 11 hours ago \| parent \| next [-]
		just never upset the wrong person that knows they have leverage over you keeping your home.
	▲	mothballed 12 hours ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		As long as it's not visible by satellite, yes.

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jsight 9 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

What law governs this? I'm familiar with a lot of restrictions on grid-tie systems, but I've never heard of it being this strict for something that could (presumably) be done without a back feed.

I mean, are you saying that someone sticking up a few panels+batteries to run an electric fence, gate, and camera system has to have permits?

This all seems strange.

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mothballed 8 hours ago | parent [-]

For example, here is the one that to install certain PV you need permit with roof and building plan, which is impossible on my house because I have none (literally built my roof off the cuff after thumbing IRC).

https://www.azleg.gov/ars/11/00323.htm

	▲	jgilias an hour ago \| parent [-]
		Just dropping by to say that I appreciate your approach to life lol

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kazinator 11 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Don't people have guns in AZ, especially rural?

I wouldn't want to go to someone's home to hassle them about their DIY solar installation.

	▲	xboxnolifes 11 hours ago \| parent [-]
		People have guns in all of the US. Sure, AZ ownership might be around double that of CA, but that's just going from 1 in 4 to 1 in 2. The odds are high either way.