After seeing so many employers and customers requiring nabcep certification I just felt that I once again had to show how bogus their certifications really are. Here are two examples from their site and training manuals that prove that their certification doesn't hold water. To me it is a tool to promote poor installations by unqualified installers which in turn can lead to the public being duped into believing that solar is not the answer but just another technology gone bad.
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