NABCEP PV Installation Professional
NABCEP-PVIP
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- practice questions
- 1,000+
- exam domains
- 6
- practice test
- Free
Exam at a glance
- Exam fee
- Total fee is $500 consisting of a $125 application fee and $375 exam fee
- Questions on exam
- 70 equally weighted multiple-choice questions with 4 choices per question, of which 60 are scored and 10 are unscored pilot questions
- Duration
- 4 hours
- Passing score
- A scaled score of 70 on a 0-99 scale
- Retake policy
- 1 year from application approval to take the exam with up to 4 attempts and a minimum 2-week wait between attempts
- Validity
- Valid for 3 years requiring 30 advanced PV training hours for renewal and a $390 recertification fee
Published exam facts, from the official outline.
What’s on the NABCEP-PVIP exam
- Conducting a Site Assessment
- System Design (Mechanical and Electrical)
- Applicable Codes, Standards, and Best Practices
- Installation (Mechanical and Electrical)
- System Commissioning, Operation, and Maintenance
- Safety
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