[RE-wrenches] AHJ's & NABCEP cert.

[Jason Szumlanski]

I slept at a Holiday Inn Express last night. :)

But seriously, I'd put myself up against most NABCEP certified solar
installers when it comes to technical knowledge, design, safety,
troubleshooting, etc. I generally wouldn't put myself up against those
non-NABCEP folks with vastly more experience than me for the types of work
that I don't do regularly. That said, NABCEP professionals generally have
specific knowledge that *should* indicate some level of expertise.

However, licensing is a relatively broad thing compared to NABCEP
certification. Heck, my four year degree in FINANCE gave me three years off
the experience requirement to qualify for a solar license. Licensing
typically requires that you are either experienced enough or smart enough
to make it likely that you would not do something stupid, and to help
ensure that you will be adequately penalized if you do.

Neither certification nor licensing makes anyone qualified, necessarily. It
just makes it more likely in a broad sense. Based on the questions I get
from many licensed electrical contractors without solar experience, I'm
shocked that their license qualifies them to do solar work.

Just my opinion...

*Jason Szumlanski** *

*Fafco Solar
*


On Sat, Feb 2, 2013 at 8:23 PM, Maverick Brown
<maverick at mavericksolar.com>wrote:

> I would go by state law.
>
> I'll be frank. NABCEP and licensed electrical work are almost
> incongruous, but are certainly separate.
>
> I am closer to being an electrician and will be glad when my electrical
> engineering degree and NABCEP cert will be useful. ;-)
>
> I hope the future will have NABCEP working with states to better integrate
> the knowledge of solar with electrical work.
>
>
> Thank you,
>
> Maverick
>
>
> Maverick Brown
> BSEET, NABCEP Certified Solar PV Installer ®
> President & CEO
> Maverick Solar Enterprises, Inc.
> Office:     512-919-4493
> Cell:        512-460-9825
>
> Sent from an iPhone.
>
> On Feb 2, 2013, at 6:15 PM, Ian Eastman <ian at cesolar.com> wrote:
>
> Hi Re-wrenchers,
> Does anyone know where to find some good information on talking to your
> local AHJ concerning using the NABCEP cert. for a Solar Contracting
> License? Arguments, facts...?
> Thanks,
> Ian
>
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