H & H Solar Energy Services, a division of H & H Group located in Madison, WI, is currently the leading solar electric installer in the state of Wisconsin. The manager and lead installer in this department, Andrew Bangert, is a Master Electrician with over 110 photovoltaic installations to his credit. We have taken the forefront of this industry by providing outstanding service that not only follows all codes and regulations, but have made this knowledge available to inspectors and utilities who may not be familiar with this technology. The solar electric industry has experienced tremendous growth in recent years and technological changes are common and unending. I would highly encourage NEC to get more involved in the solar industry for the following reasons. We are one of very few union shops to be active in this market. We constantly compete with installers who use non union, under qualified installers. Andrew Bangert teaches courses on photovoltaics and DC power theory at Madison Area Technical college, and has been in the middle of the ongoing discussion regarding metering for solar power systems for We Energies in eastern Wisconsin. I would however, disagree with some of the statements about equipment suppliers. This industry is constantly working to get rid of the "black cloud" of the late seventies and early eighties. Equipment suppliers (Magnetek, SMA America, Kyocera, Outback power systems and many others) have worked very hard to make sure that equipment meets all electrical codes. Installers and suppliers are, for the most part, very concerned with delivering a reliable, safe product whose installation will promote further sales of renwable energy systems. If you have questions about this growing market, I encourage you to contact either myself, Chris Collins, Marketing Director, or Andrew Bangert, Manager, at H & H Solar Energy Services, 608-273-3434. Chris Collins
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