I get this question emailed to me a lot, so I thought I would ask Erik Bowman about certifications.
This is my 4th video interview with Erik Bowman (I said Mark in the video – oops) with his new company of IES (Integral Energy Systems) of out of Golden Colorado.
SolarDave: How to Get a Solar Panel Installer Certified?
Erik Bowman: That is a great question because it really is a derivative of a couple of assumptions.
One is the assumption in the state of Colorado that there is some sort of requirement of some sort of certification and the reality is in the state of Colorado there is no specific license in almost all jurisdictions not at state level to install solar panels. A master electrician with their very robust qualifications to handle AC and DC electricity are more than qualified. I think it behooves an electrician to understand PV because there are a couple of tricks to the trade and understanding what you are dealing with on a roof that electricians don’t do on a day to day basis, so when you work with an electrician that is familiar with PV, that maybe has been through some classes that are available and I will talk about where they are available.
[transcript coming soon……]
