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NABCEP PV Associate Prep

The PV Associate is solar’s entry credential: a 70-question exam on how PV actually works. This path builds in teaching order: the physics and hardware, sizing and site work, the code rules every install answers to, the safety frame, and finally the credential itself: what it requires, how to book it, and where it leads.

21 steps

Goal credential: NABCEP PV Associate

How PV works

  1. 1How Solar PV Works
  2. 2PV System Components
  3. 3Grid-Tied, Hybrid and Off-Grid Systems
  4. 4Inverters: String, Micro, Optimizers
  5. 5Battery Storage Systems

From site to system

  1. 6Site Assessment and Shading
  2. 7System Sizing
  3. 8NEC Article 690 Compliance

Installation, where theory meets the roof

  1. 9Racking and Mounting
  2. 10Roof Attachments and Waterproofing
  3. 11PV Wiring and Rapid Shutdown
  4. 12Interconnection and Net Metering
  5. 13Commissioning and Testing

The code rules that shape every array

  1. 14Rapid Shutdown Under NEC 690.12
  2. 15NEC Article 705: Parallel Power Sources

Working safe up there

  1. 16Fall Protection on Solar Roofs
  2. 17Electrical Hazards in PV Work
  3. 18OSHA 10 and OSHA 30 for Solar Work

The credential itself

  1. 19NABCEP PV Associate
  2. 20NABCEP PVIP: The Gold Standard
  3. 21Solar Licensing by State