Priya Patel
Solar Industry Expert · Reviewer
San Diego, CA · 11+ years experience
Office
1855 First Avenue, Suite 300, San Diego, CA 92101
About
Priya Patel earned her NABCEP PV Installation Professional credential in 2015 after completing a BS in Electrical Engineering at UC San Diego. She spent seven years at SunRun as a Senior Design Engineer responsible for sizing residential PV systems and battery-storage configurations across the SDG&E and PG&E territories. Priya holds California C-46 (Solar) and C-10 (Electrical) license-level supervision credentials and has personally designed 2,200+ residential systems. She reviews ServiceAgent's solar content with a focus on production-estimate methodology, NEM 3.0 economics, and the dealer-fee transparency issues that drive most of the consumer complaints in California's solar market.
Credentials
- NABCEP PV Installation Professional (Cert #032781)
- NABCEP PV Technical Sales Professional
- California C-46 Solar contractor supervisor credential
- California C-10 Electrical contractor supervisor credential
- BS Electrical Engineering, UC San Diego
Areas of expertise
- Residential PV system sizing (3-15 kW)
- Battery storage configurations (Tesla Powerwall, Enphase IQ)
- NEM 3.0 economic modeling for California
- Roof-type derating (tile, slate, flat)
- Dealer-fee disclosure + financing transparency
Background
- SunRun (Senior Design Engineer, 2017-2024)
- Sunpower (Junior Design Engineer, 2014-2017)
- Independent PV consultant (2013-2014)
Selected publications
- Solar Power World (regular contributor)
- ServiceAgent Solar Buying Guide (annual reviewer)
Reviews ServiceAgent content for
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