ABSTRACT
Large-scale photovoltaic (PV) covered in this article is producing electricity for the sole purpose of supplying electricity to a regulated utility. Electrical circuits and equipment shall be maintained and operated only by qualified personnel. The connection between the PV electric supply station and the utility shall be made through a medium voltage or high voltage method, such as the following: Switchgear, substation, switchyard and similar method. The only loads allowed in a PV electric supply station are those to power the auxiliary equipment used in the process of generating power. Additional licensed professional electrical engineer stamped reports detailing that construction conforms to the National Electric Code, standards and industry practice shall be provided to the AHJ upon request. When installing a large-scale PV system in the past, PV companies were often forced to pretend that they were a utility.
