How to get Started With Solar Surveys


COMPLETE LEARNING MODULES

Once you confirm that you would like to work with us, we will send you an email with login information for our Online Learning Portal. Here, you will complete some basic online preparation for your first job:

  1. Preparing for a Site Visit

  2. Drone Survey

  3. Electrical Survey

  4. Attic Survey

  5. Setting Availability for Site Surveys

  6. Uploading Site Data

These courses will be sufficient for the majority of our projects when a 'Hybrid' or 'Hybrid-Plus' survey is required.


There are additional courses available to techs who will be completing ‘in-depth’ surveys with a larger scope:

  1. When to Obtain a Floorplan

  2. Flat Roofs, Pitch Changes, and Porches

  3. Live-in Attics

  4. Structural Background

These additional courses are for ‘Traditional’ or ‘In-depth’ Technicians. It is possible that Hybrid Technicians will take these courses in the future to better prepare themselves for surveys with a larger scope. The Exactus team will be in touch with you if you need to complete these additional courses.


SEND IN YOUR DOCUMENTS

  • Copy of your FAA Part 107 License

  • W-9 Tax Form

  • A photo for your Virtual ID Badge.

Please send these documents to Tech-Onboarding@exactusenergy.com


PREPARE YOUR INVOICE

Please click on “Invoicing Requirements” below, which describes the key information we need to make sure you get paid. If we do not receive a proper invoice, we cannot pay you.

Invoicing Requirements

Once you have completed your job, submit your invoice to invoices@exactusenergy.com


GET YOUR EQUIPMENT READY

Required Tools, Equipment, and Supplies (HYB + HYBP)

  1. In-Depth Survey Checklist

  2. Pen or Pencil

  3. Vehicle

  4. Drone

  5. Cell Phone or Camera

  6. Measuring Tape

  7. Reference Sticks or Measuring Tape with Duct Tape

  8. Step Ladder

  9. Screwdrivers (insulated preferred)

Required Tools, Equipment, and Supplies (In-Depth)

  1. In-Depth Survey Checklist

  2. Pen or Pencil

  3. Vehicle

  4. Drone

  5. Cell Phone or Camera

  6. Measuring Tape

  7. Reference Sticks or Measuring Tape with Duct Tape

  8. Ladder (8’ Minimum but 12’ - 18’ suggested) 

  9. Screwdrivers (insulated preferred)

  10. Stud Finder 

  11. Hammer + Nail or Drill with ½” or ¼” bit for poke test

  12. Coathanger or wire for poke tests

  13. Drywall Saw, oscillating multitool (optional), or drywall cut-out tool/router (optional)

  14. Drywall Cover Plates (reimbursed by Exactus)

Beneficial/Suggested Tools, Equipment, and Supplies

While this list is optional, it is suggested to arrive at a survey as prepared as possible and these tools and equipment will come in handy on more than one occasion and prevent possible missing data and revisits

  1. Backup SD Card

  2. Headlamp or Flashlight

  3. Dust Mask

  4. Laser Measurement Tool (highly recommended)

  5. Multitool

  6. ZipTool for soffit removal

  7. WD-40 

  8. Insulated Work Gloves

  9. Rubber-Soled Boots


COMPLETE A Practice survey

Before going on site for the first time, we will usually ask you to do a practice survey of your own, a relatives, or a friends home and submit the photos and checklist for review. Once we see that the learning modules are complete, we will reach out to schedule a practice survey.

This normally takes 30 - 40 minutes.

 

Your Resources

 

Below are some key links that will be useful when completing projects for Exactus. It is a good idea to bookmark these pages in your internet browser for easy access in the future.

Note: You will need log in credentials to access the Reference Docs and Safety Docs. This will be provided in the Uploading Site Data learning module, to be completed before your first site visit. You will receive access to the Exactus Hub after completion of the onboarding process before your first survey.