State and local implementation of Florida's solar specialty contractor license
The Florida Construction Industry Licensing Board approved a solar contractor specialty certification in the fall of 1981. Qualified individuals may receive this certification subject to successful completion of an examination. However, the Board is prohibited from superseding local requirements which call for certain tasks to be subcontracted to other trades. This provision in state law could force the licensed solar contractor to subcontract all plumbing, electrical, and roofing work to those trades. This effectively maintains the numerous permit and licensing requirements for a solar installation which licensing reform was intended to remove. The Florida Solar Energy Center (FSEC) has initiated a comprehensive program directed toward the local government and its responsibility for oversight of solar system installations. The program, discussed briefly in this paper, includes the following components: license and permit reform, standards implementation, inspector training, and a solar apprenticeship program.
- Research Organization:
- Florida Solar Energy Center, Cape Canaveral
- OSTI ID:
- 6891555
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-820629-Vol.5-Pt.2
- Journal Information:
- Proc. Annu. Meet. - Am. Sect. Int. Sol. Energy Soc.; (United States), Journal Name: Proc. Annu. Meet. - Am. Sect. Int. Sol. Energy Soc.; (United States) Vol. 5; ISSN PMSID
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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