Solar Training - Solar Business and Technical Sales
Course
Online
*Indicative price
Original amount in USD:
$ 895
Learn how to sell solar systems!
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Type
Course
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Level
Intermediate
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Methodology
Online
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Class hours
60h
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Duration
6 Weeks
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Start date
Different dates available
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Online campus
Yes
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Support service
Yes
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Personal tutor
Yes
Emagister adds to its catalogue the Solar Business and Technical Sales course endorsed by Solar Energy International (SEI).
There are many opportunities for different careers in the residential PV industry, including the business and sales side. Addressing topics from the NABCEP PV Technical Sales job task analysis, PVOL206 focuses on important technical considerations for PV sales professionals, including financial analysis and system financing. Through insightful presentations and instruction from experts working in the field, the course covers technical details needed to assess potential residential PV sites and to create and present accurate sales proposals. Concepts discussed in detail include: site safety, customer qualification, solar site analysis, creating conceptual design proposals, performance modeling, system costing, incentives and rebates, financial-benefit analyses, financing options, and the non-financial benefits of photovoltaic systems. This course is geared toward students who are interested in, or who already are working in, the business or sales side of the residential PV industry and are looking to improve their knowledge and sales techniques or are working towards the NABCEP PV Technical Sales Certification.
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About this course
Solar Professionals
Before participating in the PVOL206 course, students MUST complete PV101 or PVOL101, an equivalent course from another organization, have NABCEP certification, or demonstrate field experience and pass a placement quiz. Please contact us if you feel you are qualified to skip the prerequisite for PVOL206.
This course provides 60 approved credit hours towards the following NABCEP Certifications and Recertifications:
PV Installation Professional
PV Design Specialist
PV Installer Specialist (Recertification only)
PV Commissioning and Maintenance Specialist
PV Technical Sales Professional
PV Associate (Renewal only)
SH Associate (Renewal only)
Solar Heating Installer (Recertification only)
Please visit NABCEP’S online course catalog for credit hours breakdown.
You will receive an email from one our Student Service Advisor team to help you get started with SEI.
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Subjects
- Sales Techniques
- Sales Training
- Solar Energy
- Solar
- PV
- Photovoltaic
- Solar Power
- Renewable Energy
- Clean energy
- Energy Markets
- Electrical
- Sales
- Financial
- Financial Training
- Benefits
- Energy consumption
- Energy from the sun
- Energy Efficiency
- Energy Management
- Management
Teachers and trainers (1)
Will White
PV Curriculum Developer
Will is a NABCEP Certified PV Installation Professional and NABCEP Certified Solar Heating Installer working in the renewable energy industry since 2005 when his started as an installer for RGS Energy, where he worked for 10 years taking many roles (sales, design, project management) and he eventually became the Director of Construction for the East Coast. Will has experience in wind power, solar thermal, and all scales of PV, although he has primarily focused on residential systems. Will is now spending his time developing curriculum for SEI and teaching at Vermont Technical College.
Course programme
Students who complete PVOL206 will be able to:
- Discuss the basics of policy and its effect on the solar industry
- Identify resources to learn more about policy and keep up to date with new developments
- Describe general sales tips
- Discuss common objections
- Identify techniques to close a sale
- Identify customer motivations and needs
- Discuss project timeline with customer
- Manage customer expectations and advise about PV system limitations
- Discuss manufactures, installation, and roof warranties
- Explain expected system performance
- Identify jurisdictional issues (zoning, fire marshal regulations) and city, county, and utility requirements
- Understand electric bill terminology, key information, and billing procedures
- Recognize any variations in energy use
- Determine property type, house orientation, roof tilt/angle, and available area
- Identify any shading and evaluate obstructions
- Estimate array size based on customer budget, kWh consumption, and / or available roof area
- Price array size based on average $/watt
- Develop price range, savings estimate, and preliminary economic analysis
- Present (verbal / brief) initial ballpark proposal and benefits, discuss customer’s budget limits
- Identify overall customer considerations and general safety requirements
- Define the electrical meter and main service panel information required
- Identify point of interconnection, location for electrical equipment, and location for conduit runs
- Describe factors to consider with data monitoring
- Determine maximum PV capacity that can be connected to a specific service and/or electrical panel
- Create a final array layout
- Accurately estimate PV system production
- Define metrics to evaluate labor and material costs
- Calculate an average residential system cost & identify the major contributing factors
- Identify the main benefits of reviewing actual build data (job costing)
- Define property tax exemptions, tax deductions, transfer credits, sales tax exemptions
- Explain performance based-initiatives
- Evaluate taxability of credits and other incentives
- Review net-metering and feed-in tariff laws
- Identify different utility financial structures and regulated and deregulated markets
- Describe demand charges & the duck curve
- Outline financing basics
- Explore ownership models
- Calculate annual and cumulative cash flow, determine payback
- Calculate the environmental benefits of installing solar
- Identify what to include in a proposal, the proposal process, and what tools are available to generate proposals
Solar Training - Solar Business and Technical Sales
*Indicative price
Original amount in USD:
$ 895