energy services
Ensuring quality, saving costs, and lowering risk for a renewable and energy efficient future.
Who We Serve
Our reputation for innovative and trusted energy expertise reflects our commitment to helping our clients meet their energy efficiency and renewable energy goals.
Private Clients
We help installation providers, financiers, and independent engineers maximize their ROI, reduce risk, save costs, streamline operations, and improve performance and reliability of renewable systems.
Local Governments
From technical and implementation assistance for clean energy programs to energy code expertise, inspections, and plan reviews, we support jurisdictions in achieving their renewable energy goals.
State Governments
States count on us for energy program strategy and development, technical expertise, monitoring and compliance, training and workforce development, and communication and outreach, and more.
Federal Governments
Federal agencies partner with us for energy research, software solutions, and program management, as well as energy performance and quality assurance for federal buildings, including military installations.
SERVICES
Solar Quality Management Services
Quality management (QM) provides a comprehensive approach that creates quality at each step. Our services include:
- Program creation and support, including standards, protocols, checklists, and tools
- Quality management training and guidance
- Technical assistance
- Inspections and reporting
- Process improvements
Energy Solutions
- Architectural field audits
- Building department services, including permitting, inspections, and plan review of renewable energy installations
- Building envelope plan review
Energy Code Support Programs
- Energy efficiency and weatherization services
- Market research
- Outreach and community engagement
- Program strategic planning, administration, monitoring, and compliance
- Technical assistance
- Training and workforce development
Tools, Checklists, and Resources
- FIT-QM: IBTS’ Field Inspection Technology Quality Management inspection platform provides unparalleled regionally specific data on installation quality, failures, and opportunities for optimizing efficiency.
- Solar Photovoltaic PV System Inspection Checklist
- SolarApp+:
NREL’s standardized plan review software for compliance checks and process building permit approvals for eligible rooftop solar systems.
Certifications and Memberships
Our multidiscipline professionals provide the expertise, qualifications, and capacity your projects require. Our team includes accreditations from and memberships with:
- Air Barrier Association of America (AABA)
- Building Performance Institute (BPI)
- Infraspection
- ISO/ANSI
- International Association for Continuing Education and Training (IACET) Authorized Provider
- North American Board of Certified Energy Practitioners (NABCEP)
- OSHA
- Member, Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) Quality Assurance Working Group
- Member, U.S. Department of Energy Puerto Rico 100 (PR100) Grid Resilience and Transitions to 100% Renewable Energy Study Advisory Committee
Clients
- Interstate Renewable Energy Council (IREC)
- Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab)
- Massachusetts Clean Energy Center (MassCEC)
- National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)
- New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA)
- NV5
- Puerto Rico Energy Bureau
- Puerto Rico Planning Board
- SolSmart
- Sunrun
- Sunnova
- U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)
Work
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FIT-QM
ButtonSupported by a grant from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (DOE EERE)’s Solar Energy Technology Office, IBTS’ Field Inspection Technology Quality Management (FIT-QM) photovoltaic (PV) inspection platform tracks data from tens of thousands of solar PV installations across the country, providing the industry with unparalleled regionally specific data on installation quality, failures, and opportunities for optimizing efficiency.
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National Quality Standard Development
IBTS is engaged with the DOE and NREL in the development of a national quality standard. We provide guidance on best practices in quality assurance as well as real-world data to inform this important effort, which will help facilitate and streamline compliance processes for manufacturers and municipalities alike.
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Interstate Renewable Energy Council (IREC)
ButtonIBTS partnered with IREC and Pathstone Corporation to provide outreach and solution development initiative in Puerto Rico through a grant from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration. The effort aims to improve financing and support a robust workforce pipeline to improve Puerto Rico’s adoption of solar and achievement of its 2050 goal of 100% renewables.
FIT-QM
National Quality Standard Development
Interstate Renewable Energy Council (IREC)
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Massachusetts Clean Energy Center (MassCEC)
ButtonIBTS supported MassCEC’s Solarize Mass Program with technical service support, quality control field inspections, desktop photo review, data analysis, development and delivery of specialized trainings and standards to hundreds of code officials and installers, plan review services, and QM program management, compliance checklists. Our efforts helped improve installations, coordination, inspections, and feedback mechanisms, ensure compliance, and increasing quality and safety while complying with local goals and requirements.
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New York State Energy Research Development Authority (NYSERDA)
IBTS has a longstanding relationship providing solar PV, energy storage, and energy efficiency inspection services and technical assistance as a NYSERDA quality service provider (QSP) for the NY-Sun program. Our work included thousands of residential, small commercial, commercial and industrial-sized projects in New York State, helping the agency meet its goals of providing affordable solar solutions for homeowners, renters, businesses, and jurisdictions within the State.
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NV5 Puerto Rico Energy Bureau
ButtonOn behalf of NV5 and in service of the Puerto Rico Energy Bureau (PREB), IBTS provided market research services to support the Island’s first-ever energy efficiency baseline and potential study. Our work included an Island-wide study of over 500 residents and site visits for hundreds of homes, businesses, and industrial sites to determine energy usage, equipment, practices. The results of this study will help the Energy Bureau create data-based energy efficiency programs and incentives.
Massachusetts Clean Energy Center (MassCEC)
New York State Energy Research Development Authority (NYSERDA)
NV5 Puerto Rico Energy Bureau
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SolarApp+
ButtonIBTS provided technical expertise and guidance to the National Renewable Energy Laboratory to develop this automated platform to provide a safe and affordable solution for solar permitting. The resulting SolarApp+ platform is currently used nationwide thanks to its ability to integrate with existing government software and processes, capabilities for standardizing, automating, and streamlining permit applications, and functions, including IBTS’ nationally recognized solar inspection checklist.
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First SolSmart Designations in Puerto Rico
On behalf of the Interstate Renewable Energy Council (IREC) and the International City/County Management Association (ICMA), and with funding from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), IBTS provided technical and outreach assistance to five rural municipalities in Puerto Rico, including training sessions on planning, permitting, and inspection for large-scale solar systems; informational workshops for businesses and the general public; and promotion assistance. As a result, the municipalities became the first in Puerto Rico awarded with SolSmart status.
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Sunnova
ButtonIBTS has provided Sunnova, one of the largest residential PV plus storage installation companies in the U.S. and Puerto Rico, with inspections and oversight for thousands of solar and energy storage installations.
SolarApp+
First SolSmart Designations in Puerto Rico
Sunnova
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