Equipment knowledge
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PPA
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NEM
100

PV is short for 

What is Photovoltaics 

100

5.99/ 6.99 / 7.99 are examples of these

What is an interest rate

100

What PPA stands for 

What is a Power Purchase Agreement

100

A free lead, and the best of them all :)

What is a Referral

100

What NEM stands for

What is Net Energy Metering

200

This thing helps the panels collect the most sun they can

What is an Optimizer

200

15 months with Dividend / 18 months with Sungage

What is a Grace Period

200

The owner of the solar equipment

What is a bank/financial institution 

200

The most important skill to learn to be successful in Solar

What is Mental Fortitude / A Strong Mindset

200

When a home gets a negative bill from the Utility 

What is a Net Surplus

300

Takes Direct Current and makes Alternating Current (aka useable electricity)

What is an Inverter

300

The ability to recalculate one’s monthly payments 

What is Reamortization 

300

The owner of the power the panels’ produce

What is a Homeowner

300

The OG/ Grandpa of Solar

Who is Michael O’Donnell

300

When I sell 1kWh, I receive 1kWh back later

What is a 1:1 exchange

400

Used in swimming pools and solar equipment 

What is Butyl
400

The reason why a Financier may offer an APR discount 

What is Auto Pay

400

The “lipstick on a pig” in a PPA agreement

What is a Production Guarantee 

400

We get more of this in one day, than our entire world consumes in a full year

What is the Total Energy Emitted from the Sun

400

The form submitted to send credits to a friend/family member and play Santa

What is a Schedule Z

500

When a system experiences power loss because the inverter cannot convert all the DC power to AC power

What is Clipping

500

Solar loans are considered this type of loan

What is Unsecured / High Risk

500

The cost of the buyout, at any given time, is referred to as this

What is the “Fair Market Value”

500

3 yrs of solar panels being operational, afterwards it’s gravy

What is the System’s Carbon Impact

500

the specific price a utility pays a customer for the excess electricity their solar panels send back to the grid

What is a “Sell Rate”