{"id":10,"date":"2015-09-10T06:56:16","date_gmt":"2015-09-10T06:56:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jblsolarenergy.com\/wordpress\/?page_id=10"},"modified":"2016-02-23T03:08:30","modified_gmt":"2016-02-23T03:08:30","slug":"questions-to-ask","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/jblsolarenergy.com\/wordpress\/questions-to-ask\/","title":{"rendered":"Important Questions You Need to Ask"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>1. Is the person or company you are considering a licensed contractor?<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Beware of &#8220;Solar Businesses&#8221; that are not <em>properly<\/em> licensed! Ask what kind of license they have, verify that they hold a <b>C10<\/b> and\/or <b>C46<\/b> state certified contractor&#8217;s license. Ask for their license number or to see a copy of their license.<\/p>\n<p><b>2. Will the company that you are considering be using subcontractors?<\/b><\/p>\n<p>If so, ask to see the subcontractors&#8217; license(s), insurance, as well as their certifications to install solar.<\/p>\n<p><b>3. Is your home or business protected from accident liability during the installation?<\/b> Ask the contractor to provide you with proof of general liability and worker&#8217;s compensation coverage. Otherwise, you could find yourself liable in case of an on-the-job accident occurring at your residence or place of business.<\/p>\n<p><b>4. Have you been provided with a clear, understandable solar access and shade report?<\/b><\/p>\n<p>As a result of a solar site assessment, you should receive a solar analysis report informing you about your solar potential and yearly expected system production.<\/p>\n<p><b>5. Any design considerations? Has your contractor discussed with you the layout of your system with regard to how it will perform and how it will look?<\/b><\/p>\n<p>You are making a considerable investment and therefore your system&#8217;s performance and appearance are critical.<\/p>\n<p><b>6. What if there is a problem after the installation is completed?<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Who will warrant your system? Will your solar installer service your system and do so in a timely manner? Will your installer charge you for service calls?<\/p>\n<p><b>7. Is the workmanship guaranteed?<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Find out if the workmanship on your solar system will be guaranteed, covering issues that may arise after installation, at no additional cost.<\/p>\n<p><b>&#8230;What&#8217;s next?<\/b><\/p>\n<h1><a href=\"http:\/\/jblsolarenergy.com\/wordpress\/contact-us\/\">Contact us to get started!<\/a><\/h1>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; 1. Is the person or company you are considering a licensed contractor? Beware of &#8220;Solar Businesses&#8221; that are not properly licensed! Ask what kind of license they have, verify that they hold a C10 and\/or C46 state certified contractor&#8217;s <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"http:\/\/jblsolarenergy.com\/wordpress\/questions-to-ask\/\">Read More &#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":59,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-10","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/jblsolarenergy.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/10","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/jblsolarenergy.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/jblsolarenergy.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/jblsolarenergy.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/jblsolarenergy.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"http:\/\/jblsolarenergy.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/10\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":274,"href":"http:\/\/jblsolarenergy.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/10\/revisions\/274"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/jblsolarenergy.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/59"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/jblsolarenergy.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}