Advanced Energy Center Tutorials
The Contractor Project Steps and Frequently Asked Questions is a short series of tutorials on how Participating Advanced Energy Center contractors can navigate the Advanced Energy Center website, how to purchase products, access discounts, and walk through required documentation for a project from start to finish. These recordings are intended to be a reference material to assist your staff in all things related to the Advanced Energy Center. The full set of presentation slides cover all of tutorial segments combined.
Tutorial 1: Contractor Profile and Becoming Certified to Install Products In this 8-minute tutorial, we walkthrough slides 1 through 6 covering:
- The two ways a contractor can participate at the Advanced Energy Center
- How contractors get certified for product installations
- The Contractor Network and understanding the Contractor Profile
Tutorial 2: Working with your Customers and Submitting Bids In this 10-minute tutorial, we walk through slides 7 through 11 covering:
- How contractors can work with existing leads and customers
- What a project bid must include
- How contractors receive requests for bids
- SCP’s bid request system: Chatter
- How to submit a project bid
Tutorial 3: Purchasing Products and Change Orders In this 6-minute tutorial, we walkthrough slides 12 through 14 covering:
- Requirements for deposits to start a project
- Requirements and how to submit a change order for 0% financing projects
- How to purchase Advanced Energy Center equipment
Tutorial 4: BayREN Home+ Eligible Products and Projects In this 8-minute tutorial, we walk through slides 15 through 17 covering:
- BayREN Home+ rebates
- BayREN Home+ contractor requirements
- Advanced Energy Center products requiring a Home+ contractor
- Induction stoves/cooktop products and BayREN Home+
Tutorial 5: Project Close Out and Subcontractors In this 6-minute tutorial, we walkthrough slides 18 through 20 covering:
- Project close out documentation
- How to submit project close out documentation
- When 0% financing contractors can expect payment
- How to work with your subcontractors
- Getting your subcontractors involved at the Advanced Energy Center
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Tutorial Slides