Blair, We're out here and are well aware of UL's toe-tipping into the world of certification. Look for a formal announcement from NABCEP in a few days. In the meantime, two things: First, it's no great wonder that UL made this announcement at the same time the DOE announced that they were considering making DOE funding a competitive process. It's a throw-your-hat-into-the-ring kind of thing. Second, you all know that NABCEP does NOT do training. We are an independent certification agency. Ask yourself how an agency can both train AND certify. Bit of a conflict of interest there, don't you think? A short while back, Ezra posted here asking y'all to send in letters to the DOE supporting NABCEP. These are VERY important and if you haven't done so yet, please do. Unless, of course, you like the way that UL does business now and want to have your Certification handled the same way. Think about that one for a minute. Best, Bob-O
On May 3, 2010, at 7:25 AM, Blair May wrote: I am frustrated by the lack of response from the folks at NABCEP regarding this type of comment. Is anyone from NABCEP out there? Any thoughts on this??? To bad this wasn't discussed/addressed w/ UL prior to their launching. -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Joel Davidson Sent: Thursday, April 29, 2010 9:35 AM To: RE-wrenches Subject: [RE-wrenches] NABCEP competition? Underwriters Laboratories Announces Personnel Certification Program for Solar Photovoltaic System Installers 26.04.2010: Underwriters Laboratories (UL), a global leader in safety testing and certification, announced today the introduction of a new program to train and certify installers of photovoltaic (PV) products and systems. The program, available beginning July 2010 through UL University (ULU), represents the first of many the organization will provide for practitioners across a wide range of industries and professions. The PV System Installer certification program was created to meet and exceed existing industry requirements through a working cooperation with leading PV industry stakeholders, NGOs and professional associations. The new offering from ULU, geared towards licensed electricians, aims to satisfy a need to improve the safety and performance of PV systems through a more qualified workforce. With solar power expected to generate 10 percent of the world's total electricity by 2035, the safety of installed systems will become even more important. . Source: Underwriters Laboratories, Inc. _______________________________________________ List sponsored by Home Power magazine List Address: [email protected] Options & settings: http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org List-Archive: http://lists.re-wrenches.org/pipermail/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org List rules & etiquette: www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm Check out participant bios: www.members.re-wrenches.org _______________________________________________ List sponsored by Home Power magazine List Address: [email protected] Options & settings: http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org List-Archive: http://lists.re-wrenches.org/pipermail/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org List rules & etiquette: www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm Check out participant bios: www.members.re-wrenches.org _______________________________________________ List sponsored by Home Power magazine List Address: [email protected] Options & settings: http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org List-Archive: http://lists.re-wrenches.org/pipermail/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org List rules & etiquette: www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm Check out participant bios: www.members.re-wrenches.org
