How to become a Licensed Solar Installer in Massachusetts

Massachusetts is not a very permissive state for solar. Building permits are required any time solar thermal or solar PV is placed on a roof or ground rack due to new roof loads and/or wind issues.

All aspects of a PV installation are considered electrical work and must be done by a properly permitted and licensed electrician.

With both building permits and a licensed electrician required to install solar, you’re looking at a decent amount of paperwork before you start unloading materials.

Electrical Contractor Licensing - $226

You can find out more about gaining your electrical contractor license here.

There are 4 vital parts to the Electrical application process:

1. The Application form

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2. Education documentation for instate applicants

Journeyman

• High school diploma
• 600hrs Journeyman curriculum

Systems Technician

• High school diploma
• 300hrs Systems curriculum

Master

• Education documentation for instate applicants

Systems Contractor

• 75 hr Contractor curriculum

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3. Work experience requirement and documentation
   for instate applicants

Journeyman

• 4 yrs with 8000 hrs

Systems Technician

• 2 yrs with 4000 hrs

Master

• 1 yr as MA Journeyman

Systems Contractor

• 1 yr as MA Systems Technician

Generate and Convert Solar Leads

Once you have acquired your solar installation license, use our solar lead generation guide to fill your deal flow.

We also advise using Pylon Solar Design Software to generate proposals in under 2 minutes. It is the only full-features solar design software with no monthly fees. Instead, you only pay $4 per project.