Hello Jeff,
1) By installers, do you mean workers like workers in IBEW who do the actual
labor and supervisory labor, but not management?
2) What specific installer interests and issues do you mean?
Best regards,
Joel Davidson
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From: " Jeff Yago" <jry...@netscape.com>
To: <gilliga...@gmail.com>; "RE-wrenches"
<re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org>
Sent: Saturday, February 14, 2009 7:58 AM
Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] NABCEP
Last year I started a rant that we installers had no real trade
association that looks out for the interests of solar installers. I
pointed out that I felt SEIA spent most if its time related to the solar
manufacturer's interests and congress. Yes, this is needed, but does not
address our issues. I then suggested that NABCEP was perfectly positioned
to create a spin-off or assist with starting a national trade association
since they were the front door for the professional solar installer and
probably received most of the initial contacts from new-bees. As you
recall, I had my head handed to me from NABCEP who made it clear that they
were a TESTING group, that their entire efforts were for TESTING, and they
wanted nothing to do with installers after they passed their test.
Yes, there are some very experienced solar installers on the board
(Bob-O), but NABCEP made it pretty clear that as a entity, they wanted
nothing to do with installers, installer issues, or anything to do with
what happens after somebody passes their test.
I take them at their word and say fine, you all stay with the testing
process and we will form our own installers association that will deal
with INSTALLER concerns. I say there is nothing wrong with letting the
other NABCEP board members who are also on this list to post her comments,
and I see no reason to allow someone to be an active member of a solar
installer list just because they hold an office position in a testing
group. I say if someone passes the NAPCEP test, actually goes out and
sizes and installs a few systems on their own including hanging from a
rope on a steep roof for many hours, then by all means they are welcome to
our list! As far as a few manufacturer's reps that were allowed on this
list, I know most of them and know they paid their dues long before
working for a manufacturer. Does anyone think Chris at Outback is not
qualified to provide installation advice?
Jeff Yago
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