What solar panel should I get?

How do I get a job in the solar panel industry in colorado?

• I just finished a 11 week green construction class and solar panel installation class. I want to know how to get a job in the solar panel industry in colorado. I have 14 years experience has a home builder superintendent and I also work as a roofer for 10 years. I would like to become a vauled team member of a solar team. I also would be open to becoming a volunteer for a company or non profit. If you have any ideas on how I can get involved in the industry let me now. Thanks.

• Answer:

  Since no one here has offered a definite suggestion about how you can get a job, let me give you an idea. If you can do solar retrofit work, then you are in a good position to offer yourself as a subcontractor to roofing companies. They can sell upgrades on projects to include solar panels, and you would do the solar installation. There may not yet be sufficient demand for a lot of non-specialist companies to hire a full-time solar installer. (I assume you know or can find the names of those companies that are strictly solar. The phone book or the Google and Yahoo search engines should give you a list very quickly.) But having an add-on business to their main lines of work might be a lot more appealing. It is a way they can keep sales to people who are already looking for solar, and they can up-sell to customers who are just energy or environmentally conscious. Even if each roofing company had only a couple of solar jobs a year, as a sub for several different companies, you could keep very busy at it. The fact that you have lots of experience as a roofer should also get you some points when making your pitch to roofing companies. You are not just some crunchy granola type; you are experienced in the business. I hope this helps, and I wish you very good luck.