..We need a master electrician in each state in order to install and finance solar in these states.
Banking and insurance requirements become a major barrier to entry, when bidding on commercial projects.
Especially after States became unified around a supreme court decision to punish cities for issuing permits during licensing violations, Lowe v. Lowndes County Building Inspection Department, 760 So. 2d 711 (Miss. 2000).
Perhaps due to industry preference for unskilled laborers, the high court's argument weighed heavily on lack of skills, as the primary cause for casualty. The end result was local AHJ's now refuse building permits to unlicensed contractors, except for some owner-builder permits with indemnity clauses. Regardless of indemnity, unlicensed electrical permits have been phased out by most AHJ's.
With government now adopting qualifier requirements, to sign off on each trade person's experience, before issuing Journeyperson certification, Master testing, or contractor licensing, it becomes impracticable for the same person to run each job site, in each state.
Corporate CFO's want to leverage lower-interest debt for construction projects, rather than convert appreciating assets into cash, but banks & title insurance won't allow financial leverage of construction projects without the building permits, among other things.
So CEO's want Responsible Managing Officers (RMO), on paper, to qualify permits & loans, which allow bidding commercial projects.
