TEC 5520 - PV Business (3) [DL]

When Offered: Fall, Spring
This course focuses on important technical considerations for PV sales professionals, including financial analysis and system financing. Through presentations and instruction, experts working in the field will offer insight into the 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 such as energy resilience and decarbonization. Content mastery and analytical problem solving at the graduate level is expected.
Lecture two hours, laboratory two hours. [Dual-listed with TEC 4520.]