Reference Links

General Photovoltaic

U.S. Department of Energy Homeowner’s Guide to Going Solar
http://www1.eere.energy.gov/solar/pdfs/44792.pdf

System Installation

FSEC Weeklong Installers Course
http://www.fsec.ucf.edu/en/education/cont_ed/pv/igcpvs/installers.php

 

System Installers

The following organizations provide a listing of solar installers throughout the U.S.

Florida Solar Energy Industries Association
http://www.flaseia.org/

[National] Solar Energy Industries Association
http://www.seia.org/

North American Board of Certified Energy Practitioners certified photovoltaic installers
http://www.nabcep.org/index.cfm

Find Solar
http://www.findsolar.com/

 

System Sizing and Savings

A simple PV production calculator is PVWATTS version 1:
http://rredc.nrel.gov/solar/calculators/PVWATTS/version1/

More detailed production calculators include:

PVWATTS version 2:
http://www.nrel.gov/rredc/pvwatts/version2.html

Solar Advisor Model:
http://www.nrel.gov/analysis/sam

IMBY:
http://nrel.gov/eis/imby/

The outstanding DSIRE site provides a national and state by state listing of renewable energy incentives
http://www.dsireusa.org/

Find Solar
http://www.findsolar.com/

 

System Certification

The FSEC web site lists the PV modules and systems that are certified for Florida
http://www.fsec.ucf.edu/en/industry/testing/index.htm