Brian Hayden

About Brian Hayden

HeatSpring co-founder. You can reach me directly at bhayden @ heatspring.com or 800-393-2044 x1.

How to get your NABCEP PV Technical Sales (PVTS) Certification

The PV Technical Sales (PVTS) Board Certification was created for those who have a demonstrated knowledge and expertise in qualifying prospects, site analysis, performance analysis and financial incentives of PV systems. PVTS Board Certified Professionals can collect technical requirements, analyze customer needs to determine energy usage to advise and provide customers with the most appropriate […]

October 18th, 2021|Categories: NABCEP, Solar Business Growth, Solar Sales & Marketing|Tags: , , |
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Overcurrent Protection and the 25-Foot Feeder Tap Rule

Sean White gave an NEC training at this year’s ASES Convention. Video from that presentation is included in our updated free course, “Introduction to Solar PV Design, Installation and Code”. But there was some content that was too advanced for an intro class, so we cut it and here’s one example of that.

Below is a […]

October 15th, 2021|Categories: Free Courses, Safety, Solar miscellaneous, Solar Utility Interconnection|Tags: , , , |
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Learn Solar and Drones Together

Ten years ago “solar plus drones” would have sounded like a made up thing from the future. But here we are. Today it’s an in-demand combo of skills that you can use to differentiate your career and your solar business.

As the solar industry grows, companies are facing pressure to hire more people. I wrote recently […]

October 13th, 2021|Categories: Certification, Drones, Solar Business Growth, Solar Design & Installation, Solar miscellaneous||
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How to get your NABCEP PV Design Specialist (PVDS) Certification

The NABCEP PV Design Specialist (PVDS) Board Certification recognizes the advanced experience and skill of PV system designers. This Board Certification demonstrates your proven ability to configure the mechanical and electrical design components of PV systems.

PV EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS FOR THE PVDS

A minimum of twenty-four (24) prescribed hours of advanced training is required. Each candidate must […]

October 11th, 2021|Categories: Certification, Megawatt Design, NABCEP, Solar Design & Installation|Tags: , , , |
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Is Your Solar Company Built to Handle 100% Growth?

What would it take to double the number of solar projects you do next year?

Every solar company should be asking this question right now. Because the demand is there. We’ve arrived at an energy inflection point. Solar is the cheapest form of electricity and people that weren’t thinking about solar before are ready to move […]

October 8th, 2021|Categories: Our Company, Solar Business Growth, Solar Sales & Marketing|Tags: |
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