The NABCEP offering three new specialist certifications for the solar industry

The North American Board of Certified Energy Practitioners (NABCEP) has announced that it is offering three new “specialist” certifications for the solar power industry, as an expansion on its previous certifications:

PV Design Specialist
PV Installer Specialist
PV Commissioning and Maintenance Specialist
Shawn O’Brien, NABCEP’s executive director, says that the new certifications are the result of the maturation of the solar market.
 

Each new certification requires experience

Each position requires some volume off on the job experience, OSHA training, plus additional NABCEP training.

The PV Design Specialist requires experience on at least four projects of 1 MW and up, or six projects 1-999 kW. The Design Specialist’s experience must include a record of permits being submitted and approved by local authorities. The designs must include standard aspects:

System location
Contractor name and phone number
Applicant’s name listed under “Designed by” or “Drawn by”
System size in kW
Modules used (model number, quantity & rated output)
Inverters used (model number, quantity & rated output)
Maximum string size (if string inverters)
Maximum branch size (if micro inverters)
Plot Plan
Single Line
Structural details showing racking type & mounting
The PV Installer Specialist has to participate in at least two 1 MW+ projects or three 1-999 kW projects. The individual must have performed this work within the last two years, and have held some sort of ‘decision-making role’ on said projects.

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