For our needs, since the ESS is yet to be installed, it will be your responsibility to collect at least 2 locations for possible Battery Backup installations when a project requires one.

At this point, you may be asking, how do I know when a Site Survey requires me to collect proposed locations? Easy! The answer is and always will be in your Calendar Invite as shown in the first photo of the carousel below.

Under the Other Information section, you will find all the add-ons that are required for the Site Survey. The example above asks you to complete a regular Site Survey (Drone flight, Electrical, and Attic) in addition to all of this, to also collect at least 2 proposed locations for a Battery.

These notes are automatically added to your SiteCapture job, however, we always recommend checking the Calendar Invite notes for the most up-to-date version as these can change on the same day of the survey.

If you have been scheduled for a Site Survey that will require this information to be collected, then on the day of the survey, you will need to capture 360° contextual photos of the space and measurement photos of at least two proposed spaces following the priorities listed below:

Priority 1.

• Exterior wall with the meter/main panel (shaded).

• North/East/West walls are ok. South wall only if shaded.

Priority 2.

• Exterior wall adjacent to the meter/main panel (shaded)

• North/East/West walls are ok. South wall only if shaded.

Priority 3 (Conditional).

• Exterior wall opposite the meter/main panel (shaded)

Priority 4.

• Inside the garage (only if allowed by local authority and homeowner)

• It is difficult to determine if the local authority allows garages for security purposes. Most of them do, however, there are rare cases where the City can deny this location. You are not expected to know this as some of this information is not known until there's a kickback for the project. That's the main reason why this location is almost at the bottom of the list as ideally, we wouldn't reach this scenario.

• In the event the homeowner wants the garage as his preferred location, make sure to collect at least one more backup location to avoid kickbacks or future revisits.

• If the garage is selected, you must photograph and measure the return wall or the side room which is the wall space between the garage door and the joining adjacent wall.

Priority 5.

The list below is made of interior locations. Due to this, all of these locations will require to have smoke and heat detectors to be eligible for installation.

• Enclosed utility spaces (finished walls and ceilings).

• Basement (finished walls and ceilings).

• Storage room (finished walls and ceilings).

• Unfinished spaces require fireproofing (5/8" gypsum board)

Some homeowners can be firm in their preferred locations. While you should never give any advice or recommendations to the homeowners for their solar panel locations and battery backup placement, if, for some reason, the homeowner is firm about his preferred location being either Priorities 4 and 5, you can read to them the following list given our Electrical Engineering Department:

• Exterior walls are preferred for ease/cost of installation, and mitigating issues at permitting.

• Habitable spaces (bedrooms, bathrooms, kitchens, living rooms) are not allowed for battery installation.

• Batteries should be installed at least 3 feet away from doors and windows.

If the homeowners are still firm in their decision after this, do not provide more advice and proceed to collect their preferred location along with a backup.