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Solar Panel Energy Savings & Training Project

Introduction

The Solar Panel Energy Savings and Training Project (SPESTP) is acollaboration between the LB Electric Company, the New JerseyInstitute of Technology (NJIT), Halsey Street Green Solutions(HSGS), and the Newark Workforce Employment Office (NewarkWorks). Via SPESTP, the LB Electric Company will install solar farms

on approximately 20 municipal and housing authority buildings in the City of Newark, NewJersey in 2009 and 2010 at zero cost to the city. Buildings with solar panel installationsgenerally see an electric bill reduction of between 30% and 40%.

Through the New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) in collaboration with the LB ElectricCompany and Halsey Street Green Solutions, SPESTP will train 100 participants from the localcommunity (veterans, prison re-entry, unemployed and underemployed with no prior electrical or construction experience) – providing them with the classroom and worksite technical skillstraining, on-the-job training, and support services that they will need to become Certified Solar Panel Installers. In addition, SPESTP is working with Local 164 of the Electrician’s Union toplace the top graduating participants in an apprenticeship program with Local 164.

The following pages describe the roles, responsibilities and commitments of the aforementionedSPESTP collaboration partners

SPESTP Partnership Roles & Responsibilities

Newark Workforce Employment Office

Newark Workforce Employment Office (Newark Works) will recruit, screen, test, select andprovide courses and training material for up to 100 local participants for the Solar Panel EnergySavings and Training Project. Their roles and responsibilities will include the following:

1. Promote SPESTP in the local community and recruit applicants2. Interview each participant to determine interests and qualifications3. Verify that each applicant has a high school diploma or a GED4. Test applicants for eight grade reading and math level competencies5. Conduct a drug screening of all applicants who pass the attitude test6. Provide a basic physical exam for all participants who satisfy previous criteria7. Provide applicants with job readiness, life skills and First Aid/CPR training8. Provide applicants with OSHA Construction Safety Training9. Provide a checklist on each applicant referred by Newark Works for solar panel

installation training which verifies that the applicant has successfully complied with itemstwo through eight above.

10. Provide applicants with two course books, training materials and construction tool kits11. Cover registration/fee cost of “basic and advanced solar panel installation courses” atNJIT

In addition, Newark Works should provide SPESTP participants with bus passes, remedial mathand English tutoring, counseling and mentoring, employment services and any other supportservices currently available through Newark Works throughout the life of the SPESTP.

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The LB Electric Company , NJIT and HSGS

The LB Electric Company, NJIT and HSGS have collaborated to develop the following 20 weeksolar panel installation program (described below) for trainees who have no previous electricalconstruction experience. The solar panel installation training curriculum is a combination of classroom and on-the-job training. In addition, the training is incentive based, with the salary

increases attached to the successful completion of every project milestones (e.g., completingsolar panel classroom training, passing the solar panel installation certification test, passing theadvanced solar panel installation certification test, etc.). Just as Workforce Development willrecruit, screen, test, select and provide courses and training material for up to 100 localparticipants, the LB Electric Company will pay the salaries for the 100 project participants (i.e.,ranging from 8 to 15 dollars per hour) for the life of the 20 week solar panel installation trainingproject.

SPESTP Program Components and Curriculum

Program Components

1. Pre-Construction & Electricity Basics (classroom training for electrical contract work)(2 Weeks)

2. Basic Solar Panel Installation Classroom Training (2 Weeks)

3. Solar Panel On-The-Job Rooftop Training (16 Weeks)

4. Advanced Solar Panel Installation Classroom Training (Occurs evenings during week 12)

Curriculum

Weeks 1 & 2 – Pre-construction & electricity basics classroom training for electrical contract work

Classroom training will occur Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. This coursewill include: Practice Using Hand and Power Tools; Personal Protective and LifesavingEquipment; Health Hazards in Electrical Construction, Stairways and Ladders; Electricity Basics Training: Math skills and use of scientific calculators; AC/DC fundamentals,Ohm's Law; typical load and generation concepts; Matter, electron flow, and methods toproduce electromotive force; Relationships between voltage, ohms, amperes, three-phase voltage, current and power in wye/delta circuits; The effects of resistors, inductorsand capacitors; Calculating single- and three-phase values; and Multi-meters used in labfor problem solving work-related DC circuits.

Weeks 3 & 4 – Basic Solar Panel Installation Classroom Training

Classroom training will occur Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. This coursewill cover: Solar panel installation safety basics; Electricity basics; Solar energyfundamentals; PV module fundamentals; system components; PV system electrical &mechanical design; Plus hands on opportunities to: Use solar panel installation & voltagemeasurement tools; Mount, install & cable solar panels; & Conduct performance analysis& troubleshooting.

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Weeks 5 to 20 – Solar Panel On-The-Job Rooftop Training

During the on-the-job rooftop training component of the project participants will haveauthentic opportunities to work with electricians and certified solar panel installers to learnhow to become competent solar panel installers. In this process the participants willgradually move from being observers of the solar panel installation process to grounding,

installing and cabling solar under the watchful eye of an electrician or certified solar panelinstaller.

Week 12 – Advanced Solar Panel Installation Classroom Training

Classroom training will occur Monday through Friday, 6 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. This course willcover: Estimation and evaluation of grid-tied system production based on a given set of system parameters; Determine the number of modules taking into account roof size,obstructions, and money constraints; Determination of inter-row shading and lag boltcalculations; Performance of advanced wire sizing with NEC & voltage drop calculations;Size over-current protection and appropriately place disconnects; Design location for combiner boxes, junction boxes, and series fusing boxes; Perform bus-bar calculations

with a given set of system parameters; List the appropriate safety concerns and OSHAregulations given a job description; and Produce proper labeling required by the NEC.

Project Incentives & Pay Scale

During the classroom training phase of the solar panel installation training project (weeks 1to 4) participants will receive $8.00 per hour. When the participants move into the on-the-

job rooftop phase of the project in week 5 they advance to $10.00 per hour. If they pass theBasic Solar Panel Installation Certification test they advance to $12.50 per hour in week 8of the 20 week training program. If they pass the Advanced Solar Panel InstallationCertification test they advance to $15.00 per hour in week 14 of the 20 week trainingprogram.

Certifications Provided by SPESTP

• OSHA electrical construction safety training certification• First Aid/CPR certification• Basic solar panel installation training certification from NJIT• Advanced solar panel installation training certification from NJIT• Solar panel installation certification from the solar panel manufacturer

Support Materials Provided to Program Participants via Workforce Development

• Each program participant will receive a construction workers kit (e.g., tool beltand basic tools, hardhat, goggles, safety gloves) = $150.00 each

• Each program participant will receive training material (2 Books, 2 CD-ROMS,electrical experiment simulation kits, etc.) = $200.00 each

• Each program participant will receive a monthly bus pass for the 5 months of the(20 Weeks) of the SPESTP training program.

• Veterans and prison re-entry program participants should have counseling andmentoring services available to them to address their unique needs.

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