A Florida Solar Contractor is a contractor whose services consist of the installation, alteration, repair, maintenance, relocation, or replacement of solar panels for potable solar water heating systems, swimming pool solar heating systems, and photovoltaic systems and any appurtenances, apparatus, or equipment used in connection therewith, whether public, private, or otherwise, regardless of use.

The complete set of Florida State Solar Contractors trade exam books includes the following:

1. Walker’s Building Estimator’s Reference Book, Walker’s, 32nd Ed.
2. Code of Federal Regulations, (OSHA) 29 Part 1926 (OSHA1926)
3. National Electrical Code Handbook, 2020
4. Photovoltaic System Design, (Course Manual)
5. Solar Water & Pool Heating Manual, 2006
6. Photovoltaic Systems, 2014, 3rd Edition
7. The N.R.C.A. Roofing Manual: Membrane Roof System, 2023
8. The N.R.C.A. Roofing Manual: Metal Panel and SPF Roof Systems, 2020 (2024 edition effective April 1, 2024)
9. The N.R.C.A. Roofing Manual: Steep-slope Roof Systems, 2021
10. Florida Building Code – Plumbing, 2020
11. Florida Building Code – Residential, 2020