One thing I cannot stress enough regarding solar installations is that it is just another piece of our ever expanding puzzle (ie. the electrical industry). Don't forget to work on being an electrician first and foremost. While solar in NJ was booming 2 and 3 years ago it is much different now due to the SREC values, loss of the federal grant, unlicensed installers, etc. I know many "electricians" that can lay modules fast and straight, but they can't bend a stick of pipe for the DC feeders from the CBs to the inverters/disconnects...let alone know what size wire they would need and why. It reminds me of a guy I met in Texas who called himself an "electrician", but all he did was work for a large outfit wiring track homes. He ran a drill and drilled the same holes in the same four rooms of every house in the track...along with two other guys who drilled in other rooms of the houses. He never got to touch a piece of wire.
In regards to how to promote growth in the solar field...make yourself more marketable:
Get other types of training (ie. fall protection, aeial lift, forklift certification, rigging, etc)
NABCEP certification
Hope this helps.
