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Wrenches:<br>
Bill Loesch had commented on the lack of any "official" response
from NABCEP on the recent thread. I forwarded this message and
thread to Ezra Auerbach; his response to the list is below.<br>
Allan<br>
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<font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif"><b>Allan Sindelar</b></font><br>
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<span style="font-size: 10pt;">NABCEP Certified Photovoltaic
Installer<br>
NABCEP Certified Technical Sales Professional<br>
New Mexico EE98J Journeyman Electrician<br>
Founder and Chief Technology Officer<br>
<b>Positive Energy, Inc.</b><br>
3209 Richards Lane (note new address)<br>
Santa Fe, New Mexico 87507<br>
<b>505 424-1112</b><br>
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Hello Wrenches,
<div>I have asked my friend Allan Sindelar to post a note from me.
NABCEP is not allowed to post on the Wrenches forum and as such we
rely upon and appreciate the comments and clarifications that are
offered by our Board Directors and volunteers like Andrew, Allan
and Bob-O. In the past few days comments posted by Allan and
Andrew have been accurate and reflect more or less exactly what I
would have said. </div>
<div><br>
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<div>I can add a few additional notes. There is indeed a significant
focus in the job task analysis for PV Installer on reviewing and
adapting the system design. Individuals that hold this
certification are expected to be the "go-to" person on the
installation crew and as such they are expected to be able to
identify any issues with the PV system design presented to them
and, when possible, adapt them accordingly. Mistakes sometimes
happen upstream in the design process; a string may be sized wrong
for the location, or the design may call for row,placement that
causes significant shading later in the year, or "fill in the
blank as you all have horror stories of faulty designs being
presented to you for installation". <span
class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color:
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rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); ">The UL credential does not focus
nearly as heavily on system design, in fact their exam blueprint
calls for 5% of the test to be on PV Basics (100% of our Entry
Level exam covers PV basics).</span></div>
<div><span class="Apple-style-span"
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</span></div>
<div><span class="Apple-style-span"
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-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469);
-webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); ">As
ever I welcome and respond to emails sent directly to me at
NABCEP although Allan is correct in noting that I am away for
the rest of June. Be well and work carefully.</span></div>
<div><span class="Apple-style-span"
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</span></div>
<div><span class="Apple-style-span"
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-webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); ">Best
regards,</span></div>
<div><span class="Apple-style-span"
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</span></div>
<div><span class="Apple-style-span"
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-webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); ">Ezra</span></div>
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<div>Ezra Auerbach
<div>Executive Director</div>
<div>NABCEP</div>
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