NAC701B.285. Eligible contractors: Requirements for qualification; duties of utility; suspension of license during application process.

     1. To qualify as an eligible contractor to install solar thermal systems for the customers of a utility under the Solar Thermal Program, a contractor must:

     (a) Submit to the utility annually:

          (1) A contractor participation application on a form provided by the utility;

          (2) Proof that the contractor has been issued the appropriate license by the State Contractors’ Board;

          (3) Proof of valid workers’ compensation insurance if the contractor is required by law to carry such insurance, commercial general liability insurance and business auto insurance; and

          (4) Documentation of all warranties that will apply to solar thermal systems installed by the contractor.

     (b) Successfully complete a 1-day training workshop provided by the utility.

     (c) Satisfy any additional requirements to install solar thermal systems for the customers of the utility set forth in the annual plan of the utility filed pursuant to NAC 701B.235.

     2. A utility shall maintain a list of all contractors who are eligible to install solar thermal systems for customers of the utility under the Solar Thermal Program.

     3. In reviewing a contractor participation application submitted pursuant to this section, a utility shall verify that the contractor’s license issued by the State Contractors’ Board is currently valid and active. If the utility determines that the contractor’s license was suspended during the application process:

     (a) The utility shall not confirm any incentive reservation associated with the contractor;

     (b) The utility shall suspend any application associated with the contractor;

     (c) The utility shall not make any incentive payment for a solar thermal system associated with the contractor, unless the solar thermal system was put into operation before the suspension of the license;

     (d) The utility shall notify each party identified on the application of the suspension; and

     (e) If the solar thermal system has not been installed, the customer may hire a new contractor without losing the current incentive reservation.

     4. Upon a determination that a contractor’s license has been reinstated by the State Contractors’ Board, the utility shall reinstate any application suspended pursuant to subsection 3, may confirm any incentive reservation associated with the contractor and may make any incentive payment for a solar thermal system associated with the contractor.

     5. The utility shall provide on its Internet website, adjacent to its application forms, a best practices guide to selecting a contractor and other consumer resources, including, without limitation, the contact information of the State Contractors’ Board.

     (Added to NAC by Pub. Utilities Comm’n by R210-09, eff. 4-20-2010; A by R083-11, 5-30-2012)