Agenda
Registration: 8:00 – 8:30 am
Morning Session: 8:30 – 11:45 am
Lunch (On your own): 11:45 am – 12:45 pm
Afternoon Session: 12:45 – 5:00 pm
Solar Changes in New Hampshire
National Electrical Code changes for 2017-2018
State and federal rebates
New net metering program for all utilities
REC program
Taxes on photovoltaic systems
Long term return-on-investment (ROI) changes for standard grid-tied systems
Microinverter Systems with Batteries
Sizing a system
Choosing components
Sizing batteries
Installation
Cost and ROI examples
Off-Grid and Grid-Interactive Systems
Choosing a system
Off-grid lifestyle
Sizing components
Rapid shutdown requirements
Installation and space requirements
Off-Grid and Grid-Interactive Systems Continued
Battery technologies, current and future
Testing, troubleshooting and follow-up
Remote monitoring
Cost and ROI
Generators and Other Backup Sources for Off-Grid Systems
(Systems That Are Not Grid-Tied or Grid-Interactive)
Fuel choices and impact on rating
Difference between “standby” and standard generators
Long and short-term costs
Life expectancy
Credits
Architects
7.0 HSW CEUs/CE Hours
7.0 AIA HSW Learning Units
Professional Engineers
7.0 PDHs
Contractors
Non-Credit Continuing Ed
Continuing Education Credit Information
This seminar is open to the public and offers up to 7.0 HSW continuing education units/hours to architects and 7.0 PDHs to professional engineers in most states. Educators and courses are not subject to preapproval in New Hampshire.
This seminar is approved by the American Institute of Architects for 7.0 HSW Learning Units (Sponsor No. J885). Only full attendance can be reported to the AIA/CES.
HalfMoon Education is deemed an approved architect continuing education sponsor inNew York. HalfMoon Education is an approved continuing education sponsor for engineers in Florida, Indiana, Louisiana, Maryland, New Jersey (Approval No. 24GP00000700), New York (NYSED Sponsor No. 35), North Carolina, and North Dakota.
This seminar offers a non-credit continuing education opportunity to building contractors. It has not been submitted to any state contractor licensing board for continuing education approval.
Attendance will be monitored, and attendance certificates will be available after the seminar for most individuals who complete the entire event. Attendance certificates not available at the seminar will be mailed to participants within fifteen business days.
Speakers
Chris Milner
Electrical Engineer at Univix Power Solutions, in Laconia, NHIn 1991, Mr. Milner earned his degree in Electrical Engineering from Stratham Technical College and the University of New Hampshire. Over the next two decades, he owned and operated Milhouse Enterprises in New Hampshire, where he became a leading installer of grid-tied and off-grid solar power systems throughout the New England region. Through his work with programs such as Solarize and Power Up NH, he developed a strong reputation for innovation and quality in renewable energy deployment.
During this period, he also collaborated with the New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission, assisting in the development of policies and procedures related to solar energy and state rebate programs.
In 2018, Mr. Milner founded Univix Power Solutions, a manufacturing company based in Laconia, New Hampshire. Univix specializes in the production of hybrid inverters and advanced carbon-based battery systems, reflecting his long-standing commitment to sustainable, reliable, and forward-thinking energy technologies.
