The North American Board of Certified Energy Practitioners (NABCEP) reported in September 2009 an all time record of certification exams from the Spring 2009. This is an indicator that going green is continuing to be grow in popularity.
From the NABCEP website:
The September 2009 NABCEP Photovoltaic and Solar Thermal Installer Certification exams saw a record number of applicants: 455 people in 19 sites across the U.S. sat for the exams. The Spring 2009 exams, offered at 14 sites, was administered to 199 test-takers. That’s a 129% increase from the Spring to the Fall exams.
Here’s a rundown of the top states:
California-71
Texas–56
Colorado–47
New York–44
North Carolina–36
Minnesota–29
Illinois-29
New Jersey–28
Massachusetts–25
Ohio-23
The NABCEP provides an application on their website that finds certified installers in given areas. EcoDepotUSA’s Curtis Scheib is the only one listed as certified within Salida, Colorado.
According to the Colorado Solar Energy Industries Association “Find a Solar Installer Near You” application, among solar installers within the I-70 corridor there are only seven installers certified to install both solar hot water systems and solar electric systems. Eco Depot USA is one of them.
Progressive ecological thinking has finally established itself for applications that have traditionally used solid paving.
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