Our Process

We deliver top quality solar installations though local, trustworthy integrators for less than our customers could achieve themselves.

The Process

1. Sign up to attend a free solar seminar near your home or place of work.
2. Attend our seminar and get a free solar education.
3. Send Civitas details about your proposed project (site details, energy usage, energy saving goals, budget and financing requirements).
4. Civitas develops a free solar proposal, which includes rough System Description, Energy Production, Energy Offset System Cost, Financial Incentives, Return on Investment, Payback Term.
5. Review your free system proposal and financing proposal and contact us to discuss the details.
6. Select Civitas to assist you in adopting high value solar!
7. Civitas pools your project with other projects and starts initial paperwork.
8. Civitas introduces you and the other pooled customers to the integrator.
9. Civitas remains your point of contact during the project and 5 years following the installation (your warranty period).

Do we need to visit your home? No!  We can do our preliminary analysis from our desks without having to visit your site.

How We Vet Our Installers

The minimum requirements to be maintained among Civitas Energy’s equipment integrators include:

Services Provided

• Full turnkey installations of renewable energy generation equipment
• Integrator provides In-house: engineering, design, technical drawings, master electrician and electrical engineer
• Installation crew: most installation crews are internal, but some will hire regional talent to help with low skilled labor
• Filing of required local permits on behalf of client

Experience

• Specializes in the integration of residential and/or non-residential solar photovoltaic systems
• Has been conducting solar PV installations for at least three (3) years OR has been in a field of business significantly relevant to solar for at least 5 years (e.g., electrician, large contractor)
  ◦ Most of Civitas’ preferred integrators have been in business for over five (5) years, but a minimum of three years is required.

Certification

• Licensed to perform services in the client’s region
• May or may not be NABCEP certified (which is not requirement in the state of New Jersey)
• Intimately familiar with NJ Clean Energy Program’s incentive application process and with the various New Jersey Utility grid connectivity requirements.

Quality Assurance

• Offers high levels of quality assurance
• Provide a 5-Year installation warranty for equipment performance
• Minimum Insurance Coverage
• $1 Million General Liability insurance
• Currently not under litigation

Team Description

• Able to handle all sized jobs with the utmost efficiency and quality
• Pride themselves on the quality service which they provide all customers

Varying Characteristics between Integrators

Most, but not all of Civitas’ preferred integrators:

• Maintain direct relationships with manufacturers
• Maintain relationships with colleagues at regional utilities, including PSE&G
• Own their own lifting equipped and booms
• Recognized field-tester for manufacturers and new equipment

Questions? We are always available for questions, so pick up the phone and give us a call.