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Site design, shade analysis, and permit packets run through AI. The work on the roof still runs through your hands.
Ty runs a four-person residential PV crew. By the time he gets a job, the design team has used aerial imagery to model the roof, run shade analysis, sized the system to match historical usage, and generated a permit packet with structural calcs and a single-line diagram. His job is making the plan become a working, NEC-compliant system on a hot roof in August.
| Task | Before AI (2020) | Now (2026) |
|---|---|---|
| Site visit | Always required. | Often skipped; aerial + address sufficient. |
| Permit packet | Engineer + designer, 1 week. | AI draft, engineer reviews, 1 day. |
| Interconnection | Paper forms. | Automated submission to most utilities. |
If you want to be a solar installer: High school with algebra, geometry, physics, and electrical shop if possible. NABCEP Associate certification is a strong early credential; Journeyman Electrician license (through an IBEW or non-union apprenticeship) opens the highest-paying work and often your state's license requirement. OSHA 30 and fall protection training are table stakes. Get comfortable on a ladder before you quit your day job.
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