I have been installing solar since 2009 and batteries since 2020. I’ve probably installed over 100 battery systems in California. What Joe is saying is absolutely correct
What are our thoughts on prevailing wage for all systems over 15kva now in California. You think it's the nail in the coffin for a while? I've been hearing the panic in the market and the trade shows. 2 Battery companies reached out to the channel asking us to start educating electricians to install batteries regardless of solar panels. This is great for places that usually go with generators for max 1 day 1.5 day power outages. But not for long term outages, especially without panels to re-charge. Thoghts
@@The360ElectricianYeah the prevailing wage issue is definitely killer. We are looking at a 84kw system in Paradise, Ca right now and my foreman went from $40/hr to $86ish considering insurance and everything else. Going to be building that system with only 3 guys so it won’t be too bad. The larger companies that throw guys at the job to bust it out quick are going to have to look at their bid differently. Batteries are definitely getting cheaper, but in order for me to be truly comfortable with only batteries as a reserve energy source is if I have 40kw of battery storage. With solar you can be comfortable with 20kw.
@@JDeezy209 Expert tips here! Thanks for contributing. I think a lot of electricians miss opportunities in solar, low voltage etc. I always say the first job is always the hardest. I think it's the unknowns.
Commercial is easier than residential guy's in my state all commercial jobs have to be specified ok with plans calling out all the job wire sizes,types etc even have engineers stamp from new Mexico ,yes plans are required for any commercial jobs with one lines sizes and types of everything so you don't have to think much just follow the plan specs that have gone thru plan check and approved, yup like a recipe the plans give you the use of the building classification everything
As a electrical contractor we should all be involved with everything that we can be in , all of it of pv systems ,generator back up systems all that, hybrids we inspectors call Them
Agreed! Diversify and eat another day, stay in one niche and stay hungry for a season! I'm going to coin that on the next video. Shout out to you!...lol
pv systems are not hard guys They have to be designed for both building and electrical permits usually an engineer is behind the design so when you do the system you have plans for both electrical and building ,you will see an architecture stamp for building side and electrical engineering for electrical side both
Hello from Australia I have a rule I won't subscribe to anyone who isn't on the right. The fact you talk about the importance of voting on fiscal policy and lower taxes made me hit that button
Piece work is not allowed in new Mexico you have to have a contractor licence to bid the work and if you do the work you have to have a journey man license too, so a bunch of licenses are required here in new Mexico to do any contracting of anything to do with building trades, which creates slot of revenue for the state, and you have to renew every three years and have your cents meaning continuing education units or pdu's means professional developing units
I did the training and got certified for Franklin Wh, LG ESS Home 8 and I'm on the list for Enphase and Tesla to do thier programs when they say they're open to more contractors. Deep dive into the systems last week!
You can use software for your bidding but you can't be too high on your prices cause no one is going to hire you ,you have to be competitive with your prices so you have to know your competitors pricing also
I think knowing your price is more important then the competition unless you are in a very small town. The one who gives the most "perceived" value get the job. For some clients that price for others it's as simple as showing up and answering the phone.
California requires a C10 for Fire Alarm installs and monitoring… C10 also allows all low voltage cctv and Security installs… there is a different license to monitor burg systems though. I’m also Nicet III certified for my Other Co in Louisiana. Here in CA I’ve been Drawing in CAD and submitting many Fire Alarm jobs.
I do get frustrated with the lack of industrial electrical content on youtube.. At around the 36 minute point you get a question about a guy doing industrial electrical work in a small PA town, and your solution is just to go to property management companies? Seems like you forgot the question was about industrial electrical, so I won't fault you for defaulting to what's been successful for you. I prefer industrial for my business because it's more interesting (to me, residential and commercial can be equally interesting), and you can do less jobs for more money. I'd love to see more content from your channel on industrial electrical. I've also recently gotten into government contracting for electrical work and would love to see more content on that!
I hear you on not enough content for industrial electricians. There is a niche worth looking into. I think the questions was that they want to go on their own and be a contractor, the fear was not enough work in his small town. That's when I gave him a few quick tips on how he can make it as an electrical contractor, had nothing to do specifically with industriel except that I said plants like the one he works in will need other electricians if they need more help so they would most likely use him as well.
@@The360Electrician I see now that I was mistaken, his original question started with stating that he is an industrial electrician, he didn’t say he specifically wanted to be an industrial contractor. I really like your content and I feel bad my past few comments on this channel have been a little snarky, apologies there I don’t mean to come off that way. I’m in North Carolina, working in the Charlotte area. I’m an electrical engineer at an HVAC company and I am working on launching my electrical contracting company now, focusing on industrial in the Charlotte area. Researching your videos over the past 2 years or so has really shaped my strategy starting this thing, and I’ve finally started landing some jobs. I do think I’ll be able to scale this year enough to replace my day job income and do it full time.
@@Bucky640 That's amazing, reach out anytime and remember it's not complicated if you break things down to the individual parts. Most important is get your pricing down. It's my #1 coaching question. #2 make sure you use field software so you don't go home after work to go to work...lol Use my Jobber code! Talk soon. PS check out our courses on the website.
@@The360Electrician what’s the best way to reach out? I’ve looked at jobber, but again I run into the problem that most of these softwares are geared towards residential. High-volume, lower-cost. I don’t see as much of a benefit when I have less frequent, higher cost sales. As the business scales I don’t want to only do industrial, so once I bring on employees and diversify, field software will be a no-brainer. For now it’s just me and my business partner, and we’re both electrical engineers and MBAs who don’t have a problem working out of spreadsheets.
