Explore PV project financing with MREA’s PV Finance Model and Solar Project Builder.
Course content and financial modeling tools were updated in 2026 to reflect changes in tax credits, bonus depreciation, utility inflation rates, and PV financing.
Course Description
(PV 435) PV Sales and Finance
Participants in this eight-hour course will develop skills relating to photovoltaic (PV) sales and project financing, and learn how to use MREA’s free PV finance modeling tools to calculate system economics for residential and commercial-scale PV projects, through either direct ownership or third-party financing.
A completion certificate is issued upon completion.
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Instructor: Alex Jarvis
Online: Independent Study

Course Details
Continuing Education
This course is approved by the North American Board of Certified Energy Practitioners (NABCEP) for the following credentials, certifications, categories, and hours:
NABCEP Professional Exam Hours:
- 4 PV Installation Professional Exam (JTA)
- 7 PV Technical Sales Professional Exam (JTA)
NABCEP Renewal and Recertification Hours:
- 7 PV Associate Renewal
- 7 Solar Heating Associate Renewal
- 7 Small Wind Associate Renewal
- PVIP Recertification (5 JTA, 6 RE Elective)
- 6 PVDS Recertification (RE Elective)
- 6 PVIS Recertification (RE Elective)
- 6 PVCMS Recertification (RE Elective)
- PVTS Recertification (7 JTA, 6 RE Elective)
- 6 ESIP Recertification (RE Elective)
- 6 SHI Recertification (RE Elective)


