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Hello everyone,
A quick question, what would be considered the must have certification for solar panel installations? I am looking at getting into the solar technology industry and need to know which route to take when it comes to certification and be "recognized" by such certification as having met the skills necessary to do solar installations.
Thanks for the input.
Raymundo
Nature Power Systems, LLC a crit :
Hello everyone,
A quick question, what would be considered the must have certification for solar panel installations? I am looking at getting into the solar technology industry and need to know which route to take when it comes to certification and be "recognized" by such certification as having met the skills necessary to do solar installations.
Thanks for the input.
Raymundo
What country are you in?
Mel
The U.S.A.
Raymundo ---------------------------------------------------------- What country are you in?
Mel
On 10/20/2005 6:45 PM, Nature Power Systems, LLC wrote:
Hello everyone,
A quick question, what would be considered the must have certification for solar panel installations? I am looking at getting into the solar technology industry and need to know which route to take when it comes to certification and be "recognized" by such certification as having met the skills necessary to do solar installations.
Thanks for the input.
Raymundo
I would look into NABCEP : North American Board of Certified Energy
Practitioners certification. See http://www.nabcep.org/
Dave Pyles
I just went to the Solar Power conference, put on by the Solar Energy Industries Asso., and there was a speaker that spoke about installation certification and training. I don't remember the speaker's name or organization, but an email to SEIA might work; at least they could provide you with the speaker's name. It sounded like some government and large commercial projects were requiring this certification for installations, but not a presence on residential installations. Also, a reminder that if you want your customer to get the federal tax credit, the material has to be from a manufacturer whose products has been certified, by still another outfit, whose name I can't remember. I think most major manufacturers have the cert. but you should ask, if in douct. I sent a previous email on this subject a few months back. Good luck.
Nature Power Systems, LLC wrote:
Hello everyone,
A quick question, what would be considered the must have certification for solar panel installations? I am looking at getting into the solar technology industry and need to know which route to take when it comes to certification and be "recognized" by such certification as having met the skills necessary to do solar installations.
Thanks for the input.
Raymundo
In article , "Nature Power Systems, LLC" wrote:
A quick question, what would be considered the must have certification for solar panel installations? I am looking at getting into the solar technology industry and need to know which route to take when it comes to certification and be "recognized" by such certification as having met the skills necessary to do solar installations.
The real "must-have" would be a master electrician's ticket. Various PV cliques have come up with their own schemes to produce revenue and maintain their cliques/exclude people who have not paid them extra, but that would be the one that you _really_ need to do electrical work other than for yourself, as best I understand it.
Fortunately, my system is in a state where one can do one's own work on one's own system, not that the cliques in question are not trying to foil that (to "protect the public" or "line their pockets", depending on how one sees it). They have successfully hijacked all systems which get the limited state benefit into their own overpriced clutches, for instance. They are so overpriced this ends up not mattering to me, from what I have found so far (I save far more than the cost of not getting the credit by ignoring them as a source for anything, after having wasted my time by trying in good faith to spend money locally, if possible, and being treated with laughable rudeness and attitude).
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