Section 832.46 - [Operative 10/1/2024] Class C-46 - Solar Contractor(a) A solar contractor installs, modifies, maintains, and repairs thermal and photovoltaic solar energy systems. A licensee classified in this section shall not undertake or perform building or construction trades, crafts, or skills, except when required to install a thermal or photovoltaic solar energy system.(b) For the purposes of this section, a battery energy storage system, as defined in section 810, shall not be considered part of a photovoltaic solar energy system or required to install a photovoltaic solar energy system. Except as provided in subdivision (c), a licensee classified in this section shall not install, connect, modify, maintain, or repair a battery energy storage system.(c) For purposes of Section 7059 of the Code and this division, a licensee classified in this section may install a battery energy storage system as "incidental and supplemental" to the installation of a photovoltaic solar energy system if the battery energy storage system does not exceed a rating of 80 kilowatt-hours (kWh).Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 16, § 832.46
Note: Authority cited: Sections 7008 and 7059, Business and Professions Code. Reference: Sections 7058 and 7059, Business and Professions Code.
Note: Authority cited: Sections 7008 and 7059, Business and Professions Code. Reference: Sections 7058 and 7059, Business and Professions Code.
1. Amendment filed 11-30-2009; operative 12-30-2009 (Register 2009, No. 49).
2. Amendment filed 6-5-2024; operative 10/1/2024 (Register 2024, No. 23).