NABCEP [RE-wrenches]

[Smitty]

Hi Bill. You said "ask", so I will. What is the Institute of Sustainable Power's
relationship to the NABCEP, the certification program, and how long have you
been on it's board of directors? Respectfully, Smitty.

Bill Brooks wrote:

> Jeff,
>
> If you don't know what NABCEP "privately" wants, just ask the board members.
> You are giving the impression that it is some faceless monster that you have
> to guess about the intentions. NABCEP is the board of directors and the
> subcommittees under that board--nothing more. I serve on the PV Technical
> committee with Alan Sindelar and several others. Don Loweburg, Bob-O Shultz,
> and Ezra Auerbach serve on the board. There is no private agenda. Talk with
> the board members and get their opinions if you really want to know what
> NABCEP is thinking.
>
> If you want to believe that there is a hidden agenda, no one can stop you
> from doing so. Conspiracy theories abound--and will continue as long as
> folks want to believe them.
>
> NYSERDA has their own agenda. They have a small program and they are looking
> for ways to help ensure success with their limited funds. They have the
> gold--they make the rules. If they feel that this certification will provide
> an understanding as to whether someone is competitent--that is their
> business. I'm sure representatives of the board have made presentations
> about NABCEP, but that does not mean that there is a conspiracy to mandate
> NABCEP. If NYSERDA wants to do that, it is within their rights. In their
> case it will be phased in over time and if it causes problems in the
> program, they can change the program and fix the problems.
>
> The biggest negative about NYSERDA requiring NABCEP eventually is that the
> nay-sayers will use this as an example of how NABCEP is subverting the PV
> industry.
>
> As I said before, the best way to get support for NABCEP is to do nothing,
> just like we have done in California, and wait until it is too late.
> Pandora's box is now open in California, and it is really hard to cram all
> the bad stuff back in the box. When I first moved to California nearly five
> years ago to teach installers and inspectors, nobody wanted to hear about
> certifying installers. Now many are wondering why we didn't do it earlier
> because a lot of damage has been done. These are natural reactionary
> responses. I prefer planning for the future rather than reacting to problems
> that could have been avoided.
>
> Bill.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jeffery Wolfe, Global Resource Options
> [mailto:jeff at globalresourceoptions.com]
> Sent: Thursday, December 19, 2002 10:14 AM
> To: RE-wrenches at topica.com
> Subject: RE: NABCEP [RE-wrenches]
>
> Bill,
>
> Maybe blown out of proportion, maybe not. NYSERDA (NY's equivalent, sort of,
> to CEC) is heading toward a requirement that to get a rebate, the system
>
> ***snip****
>
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