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Certifications
Certified Solar Thermal Installers
If you are interested in becoming a Certified Solar Thermal Installer, Efficiency Maine periodically offers a two-day "Introduction to Solar Thermal" workshop. Click here to view the training calendar.
There are solar thermal certification eligibility requirements:
1) In order to take the class, individuals must hold at least one of the professional licenses listed below. If none apply, contact MSEP.
2) Complete the two-day training course.
3) Pay the $200 application fee.
4) Pass the take home exam (Note: while we encourage installers to consider NABCEP solar thermal certification, at this time, NABCEP certification will not be required for participation in the program).
5) Agree to and sign a Code of Ethics agreement that is modeled after the NABCEP code of ethics.
In order to remain on the list of Maine certified solar thermal installers, individuals must, at the time of renewal (every two years), provide documentation demonstrating at least one solar thermal installation within the past two years and pay the $35 renewal fee.
Certified Residential Energy Auditors
MaineHousing trains and certifies Residential Energy Auditors. Please contact Jo-Ann Choate at 207-624-5708 to receive information about the training.
NABCEP Certified Solar Electric Installers
If you are interested in becoming NABCEP certified to install solar electric systems, visit the North American Board of Certified Energy Practitioners (NABCEP) web site to view the qualifications. If you are interested in the NABCEP entry-level Certification of Knowledge, the Kennebec Valley Community College offers this course. They can be contacted at 1-800-528-5882.
Industrial Maintenance / Energy Management Technology Program
This initiative, funded through the U S Department of Energy’s Special Projects Grants, developed a post secondary degree program in Industrial Maintenance/Energy Management Technology piloted at two community colleges in Maine - Northern Maine Community College (NMCC) and Southern Maine Community College (SMCC). Both colleges are fully accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges with a primary mission to prepare students for immediate employment or further higher education.
This initiative relied on a consortium of eleven partners that includes the two community colleges and industry representatives from the two regions of the state served by the colleges. It will also include the Partnership for Environmental Technology Education (PETE), the Maine Department of Education, Department of Education - Applied Technology Centers - Voc Tech, and the Maine Public Utilities Commission (PUC) Maine State Energy Program. Direct industry involvement helped ensure that the programs and courses developed are relevant to specific industry needs and that program graduates are prepared for future employment in the manufacturing industry.
The new curriculum emphasizes industrial energy efficiency, alternative energy use, optimizing system controls, along with productivity improvement and will be customized to address specific regional industry needs. Based on a national projection, most firms can achieve a minimum 20 -30% decrease in energy use with appropriate energy efficiency techniques and technology that represents significant reduction. A new cadre of trained energy technicians and/or training of existing workforce are needed to assist in the reduction of energy use, assuring the most energy efficient operation and maintenance of the energy systems.
For More Information please contact:: Shirley Bartlett, Efficiency Maine Program Manager at the Maine Public Utilities Commission, at (207) 287-3318, or shirley.bartlett@maine.gov, Leah Buck at NMCC lbuck@nmcc.edu, (207) 768-2768, or Jim Whitten at SMCC, JWhitten@smccme.edu (207) 741-5550
Building Operator Certification Program
Let Efficiency Maine help you reduce the energy consumption of your building. Electricity use in commercial and government buildings can be cut by 20 percent or more when building operators manage and maintain their structures and building systems more effectively.
Building Operator Certification is a nationally recognized training program designed to educate facilities personnel in the energy and resource efficient operation and maintenance of building systems. Click here to find out more.
For More Information
To be notified of training opportunities, please email your contact information to Joy Adamson at (207) 287-8350.
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