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BACK TO SCHOOL
SOLAR WASHINGTON
SEPTEMBER 2012 – MEMBERSHIP MEETING
This Evenings Presenters
• Larry Owens, Instructor
- Lake Washington Institute of Technology
Shoreline Community College
• Justin Gau, Instructor
- Northwest Washington Electrical JATC
• Jake Wade, Program Implementer
- Puget Sound Energy, Green Power and
Renewables
• Howard Lamb, President
- Solar Washington
10,000’ view of Solar Training in WA
• All solar training begins with the basics of
solar energy - whether it be the photovoltaic
effect or principals of thermal energy.
• From here training breaks down into to two
skill sets for training.
– The installation of…
– The selling and system design of…
PV Installer Skill Sets
• Electrical Installer / Electrician (licensed)
– Understanding of the NEC and applicable codes
– Utility requirements
– GROUNDING
• Safety
– DOSH (enforcement/education) & WISHA (RCW
49.17)
– Live when exposed to sun!
• Specialized PV equipment
– Modules & Inverters
– Racking
SHW Installer Skill sets
• Plumber / Pipe Fitter (licensed)
• Safety
– Standards
– Thermal contact
– Roof top
• Specialized Skills
– Installation of collectors
PV and SHW Sales / Design Skill sets
• Site Analysis
• Basic understanding of
technology
• System Design and Engineering
• Measuring system performance
• Financial/Benefit Analysis
• Prepare a system proposal
Solar Training in Washington
• Community and Technical Colleges
• Electrical / Plumbing Trade Schools
• Solar Specific Training in State
• Online
• Vendor / Manufacturer Specific
Community and Technical Colleges
• Lake Washington Institute of
Technology
• Shoreline Community College
• Cascadia Community College
• Clover Park Technical College
*program catalogs change often in this area.
Electrical & Plumbing Trade Schools
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IBEW/NECA JATC’s (9 in State)
UA/MCA JATC (5 in State)
CITC
IEC
* several 2 year electrical AAS degree programs
Solar Specific Training Schools
• Solar Energy International
– Guemes Island
• Ontility
• Heatspring
• Everblue
* All out of State schools
Online and Vendor Specific Resources
• 35 plus schools offering training
online
• Vendor Specific Training
– REC
– SMA
– Schneider
– Solar World
– Silicon Energy
– Electrical warehouses
Certification
• NABCEP
– PV Technical Sales
– PV Installer
– Solar Heating Installer
• UL
• IREC (certifies training centers only)
Resources
• Solar Washington’s own website!
– Click on the Education Tab and go to Education
and Outreach weblinks
– Teachers follow link to the Teachers resource
guide from DTE energy
• Solar Pro Magazine