Free Electron
Member
- Location
- Upstate New York
I have been in the electrical construction business for over 30 years and find PV fascinating. I thought it would go hand in hand being a sparky. But I don't see were you can make a buck at it for the following reasons
-The design responsibility is far more demanding then preforming an electrical project per plans and specs. You have to make sure the PV system works.
-Here in the N.E., it's seasonable , you are ether working on roofs when it's brutally hot or can't work because of winter conditions.
- You are drilling peoples roofs to install supports for the array, if it leaks you bought it.
-Just working on pitched roofs is dangerous.
-In NY we need to warranty the system for 5 years instead of the standard electrical project for one year.
-The paper work
-The competition. I thought I had an edge on school and public projects where you need to be bonded. Boy was I wrong, the bigger solar guys are doing the jobs for less then my costs, forget about overhead and profit.
Even though my avatar shows me by an array, I just don't see where it's feasible. Anybody else?
-The design responsibility is far more demanding then preforming an electrical project per plans and specs. You have to make sure the PV system works.
-Here in the N.E., it's seasonable , you are ether working on roofs when it's brutally hot or can't work because of winter conditions.
- You are drilling peoples roofs to install supports for the array, if it leaks you bought it.
-Just working on pitched roofs is dangerous.
-In NY we need to warranty the system for 5 years instead of the standard electrical project for one year.
-The paper work
-The competition. I thought I had an edge on school and public projects where you need to be bonded. Boy was I wrong, the bigger solar guys are doing the jobs for less then my costs, forget about overhead and profit.
Even though my avatar shows me by an array, I just don't see where it's feasible. Anybody else?