Design & Permitting

List Of Professional Electrical Engineering Services For NABCEP Certified Photovoltaic Systems Installers.

ETRECTE provides a PV design and permitting service to relieve you of all the stress and time inefficiencies of dealing with government agencies.

Detailed Solar System Plans designed specifically for the customer and contractor to use and guide in the installation.

Complete package ready to submit to the city for permit approval.

Every Solar Electrical Design is drafted to comply with New York State regulations, city codes and NEC standards.

Free revisions if required by the city for permit approval We also provide any corrections and updates of the submitted solar panel plans, if needed, at no charge to keep solar installation costs down.

Solar Permitting Includes Proposal & Full Submittal Package:

• Site Plan
• Building Plan, Elevations & Details
• Single Line Drawing
• Amperage & Voltage calculations
• Solar breaker sizing
• Module data sheet
• Inverter data sheet

Determination of the eligibility for the permitting process is based on the questions below:

1. Solar installation has a rated capacity of 12 kW or less.
2. Solar installation is not subject to review by an Architectural or Historical Review Board.
3. Solar installation does not need a zoning variance or special use permit/conditional use permit.
4. Solar installation is to be mounted on a permitted roof structure of a building, or on a legal accessory structure.
5. Solar installation is compliant with all applicable electrical and building codes.
6. Solar installation is compliant with New York State Fire Code.
7. The Solar Installation Contractor complies with all licensing and other requirements of the jurisdiction and the State.
8. The proposed equipment is permitted by code and equipment meets all relevant certification standards.
9. The solar electric system and all components will be installed per the manufacturer’s specifications.
10. The project will comply with adopted National Electrical Code® requirements.
11. The roof has no more than a single layer of roof covering (in addition to the solar equipment).
12. The system is to be mounted parallel to the roof surface, or tilted with no more than an 18 inch gap between the module frame and the roof surface.
13. The system will have a distributed weight of less than 5 pounds per square foot and less than 45 pounds per attachment point to roof.

If you answered “Yes” to any of Questions 1-10, you can go through the standard permitting process dictated by the municipality.

If you answered “No” to any of Questions 11-13, in order to go through the standard permitting process in addition to other New York State PA or RA requirements, you must provide a letter from a Professional Engineer or Registered Architect certifying that the existing structure can support the additional weight and wind loads of the solar electric system.

If you answered “Yes” to all of the above questions, you have met all the conditions and requirements to go through the standard permitting process.

The NY-Sun Initiative, a dynamic public-private partnership, will drive growth of the solar industry and make solar technology more affordable for all New Yorkers.

Alternative Power Systems Pre Engineering

ETRECTE provides an Alternative Power Systems design and permitting services to relieve the customer of all the stress and time inefficiencies of dealing with government agencies.

Every Alternative Power System Design is based on but not limited to PV Modules, Wind Turbines, Natural Gas Generators, Fuel Cells and is drafted to comply with New York State Regulations, City Codes and NEC standards.

ETRECTE Evaluates off-grid or grid-connected power system designs.

ETRECTE Chooses the best system based on cost, technical requirements, or environmental considerations.

ETRECTE Simulates many design configurations under market price uncertainty and evaluate risk.

ETRECTE Chooses the best addition or retrofit for an existing system.

ETRECTE follows Internet based procedures of Sun-Edison. Dividend Solar and similar financing and commissioning companies.

ETRECTE implements these procedures to draft proposals, create systems layouts, verify system’s performance by using SunEye or similar instruments for computerized reports , submit documents for final approval for incentives and financing.

In addition, ETRECTE provides field surveys, measurements, existing electrical – power and lighting systems assessments, branch circuits identification, AutoCAD drafting of existing and designed electrical system.

Based on the analyses of the existing electrical systems performance ETRECTE recommends energy consumption reduction, provides retrofit and substitution of existing fixtures or lamps to achieve energy efficient illumination.

Alternative Power Systems Permitting Includes:

• Proposal & Full Submittal Package:
• Site Plan
• Building Plan, Elevations & Details
• Single Line Drawing, Wiring Diagrams
• Amperage & Voltage Calculations
• Circuit Breakers, Wires sizing, Electrical Panels Schedules, Disconnect Ratings
• PV Modules, Wind Turbines, Emergency Generators Data Sheets