1
volunteer Saturday per roof
5 kW
typical system
25 yrs
of production reporting
What the affiliate brings
Five things, all of which an affiliate already has. Nothing on this list requires new staff or a new budget line.
- The roof
- A home with a roof under ten years old and southern exposure.
- The family
- A partner family who is interested in saving money on their electric bill.
- Homeowner education
- Shares information about solar opportunities with homeowners.
- A solar contract
- The next step once a family is interested. The affiliate is not heavily involved in signing it.
- The utility
- Local utility account details for interconnection.
What Give Solar brings
Everything that needs a license, a permit, or twenty-five years of follow-through.
- Design
- Array design, shading analysis, and production modeling.
- Permits
- Permits, inspections, and the utility interconnection filing.
- The crew
- A licensed lead installer and electrician on site all day.
- Commissioning
- Commissioning, monitoring setup, and the homeowner walkthrough.
- Reporting
- Twenty-five years of production reporting to the affiliate.
Fourteen weeks from yes to power
| Week | What happens |
|---|---|
| Week 1 | Site visit and roof assessment with the construction lead |
| Week 3 | Design issued, sponsorship assigned to the address |
| Week 6 | Permit approved, hardware ordered and staged locally |
| Week 11 | Install day. One Saturday, twelve to eighteen volunteers |
| Week 14 | Utility approval, system energized, first lower bill |
Start with a site visit.
We will look at one roof, model what it would produce, and tell you honestly whether it is worth doing.