This article is intended to address the delineation between the guidelines enforced in the “Department of Energy - Solar Access Program” and the LightReach Energy Plan in Puerto Rico.

Main areas of note:

Sales and NTP (M0) Milestone Requirements
Site Eligibility, Approved Vendor List, and Electrical Adders
Installation (M1) Milestone Submissions

Palmetto LightReach follows a "Freedom within the Framework" approach. Installers are responsible to comply with our policies at help.palmetto.finance at all times.

As the sales process is no longer handled by the DOE, the following requirements must be completed in the Palmetto LightReach portal.

NTP Requirements

Sales requirements are similar with the Solar Access Program requirements except in the following ways:

There is no “Terms & Conditions” form for the LightReach Energy Plan
Title check is required
Credit check is required
- 700 FICO Credit Score (Highest Score: Transunion and Equifax)
- No bankruptcies (7-Year Lookback)

Backup Battery Required

All projects are required a minimum battery size of 10kWh

Back Up Battery NOT PRICED SEPARATE from Solar

A customer PPA rate will include the solar and backup battery (one rate/one monthly payment). There will not be a separate line for the battery pricing.
The EPC $/W rate will assume that backup battery is already priced into the deal

Recheck Verification

To complete NTP, all sales reps must verify their identity via ReCheck:
Register at recheck.co/signup
At point of sale, an automatic email will be sent to the sales rep listed on the account
Once the verification is completed in Recheck, the sales rep information is saved in the portal and the "sales rep verification" status will be updated to completed on all future LightReach sales.

Site Eligibility, Approved Vendor List, and Electrical Adders

There are significant differences in the Scope of Work between the DOE and LightReach Energy Plan that must be reviewed prior to starting installation on Puerto Rico projects.

Puerto Rico LightReach Energy Plan - Approved Vendor List

Please review the list below and reference the Approved Vendor List to confirm materials approved for use in the Puerto Rico program.

Equipment Type	LightReach Energy Plan	DOE Program
Solar Modules	All modules acceptable in Puerto Rico are listed in the standard AVL. EXCEPT modules that require Pre-Approval (Mission, SEG)	See the DOE AVL
Inverter	All Enphase & Tesla Inverter models listed in the standard AVL	Generac - See the DOE AVL for SKUs
Mounting & Racking	All Procurable Racking Types All flat roof attachments require secondary waterproofing (E-Curbs) or integrated waterproofing	Ironridge - See the DOE AVL for SKUs S-5! - See the DOE AVL for SKUs
Battery / Storage	All Enphase & Tesla Battery models listed in the standard AVL ONLY Enphase with the initial rollout of program Palmetto LightReach will add additional models in the future	Generac - See the DOE AVL

Electrical Adders

For Electrical Adder details, see the Solar Energy Plan: Eligible Sites article.

Eligible Sites

For site eligibility requirements, refer to the PR: Eligible Sites article.

Design Package | Inputs and Deliverables

For the full list of design deliverables, please refer to the standard LightReach KB article.

The article link has the approved design platforms for the Puerto Rico LightReach Program. Each platform has specific deliverables that must be provided based on system settings.

Failure to follow design requirements, or intentional misuse of modeling criteria to artificially impact homeowner value propositions, may result in the termination of access to the LightReach product.

Install (M1) Photo Documentation

The expanded list of installation photo deliverables associated with the DOE Solar Access Program will be maintained, however, it should be noted that there are additional requirements based on specific manufacturers.

For the complete list of photo deliverables, see the standard Install (M1) Photo Documentation article.

Monitoring Portal Access

There are strict deliverables related to Monitoring access that vary significantly by platform. Please reference the Enphase and Tesla sections in the Monitoring Portal Access (M1) article from the knowledge base.

Key Deliverables are to ensure that monitoring access and ownership is granted at time of submission.