UNDERSTANDING THE PV INSTALLATION PROCESS – FROM BEGINNING TO END

1. Site assessment from a NYSERDA-approved installation company
   • Inspect the electrical system in the house
   • Inspect the location for installation of PV modules (roof or ground)
   • Complete a shade assessment and energy production report
2. Site design
   • 1-line electrical drawing
   • Site plan
3. Completion of permitting documents
   • Utility interconnection (accessed via web portal by installer)
   • Local building permit – contact your local building code official
   • Unified Solar Permit (adopted by Village and Town of Cazenovia)
   • NYSERDA incentive paperwork (goes to installer to reduce costs)
4. System installation
   • Pictures of steps and components
     • Ground-mounted racking
     • Ground-mounted PV array
     • Combiner and Combiner Wiring
     • Main electric panel and electric panel connections
     • Roof flashing and mounting hardware
     • Roof support layout
     • Roof-mounted PV array
     • Roof penetration/enclosure
     • Micro inverters
     • String inverters
5. System inspections
   • Third party electrical inspection
   • Local building codes inspection
   • NYSERDA inspection (random)
   • Utility provides letter of acceptance and operation
6. Completion of incentives
   • Federal tax incentive
   • NY State tax incentive

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