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Key Facts: VA AES QI Exam

USD 85

PSI QI Specialty Fee

DPOR Board for Contractors / PSI Specialty CIB

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PSI Specialty CIB

AES

Official Specialty Abbreviation

18VAC50-22-30

QI exam required

Technical Examination

DPOR A501-27EXINFO 09/01/2025

Virginia Alternative Energy Systems Qualified Individual Examination is the official DPOR/PSI specialty exam for the AES specialty (18VAC50-22-30). PSI fee is USD 85. Official item count is on the PSI specialty outline.

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1Under 18VAC50-22-30, what work does Virginia alternative energy system contracting (AES) authorize?
A.Installation, repair, or improvement, from the customer's meter, of alternative energy generation systems, supplemental energy systems, and associated equipment annexed to real property
B.Installation of utility generation and primary distribution ahead of the customer's meter
C.Installation of emergency generators powered by diesel or natural gas
D.All electrical, plumbing, gas-fitting, and HVAC work needed to serve any energy system
Explanation: 18VAC50-22-30 defines AES as installation, repair, or improvement, from the customer's meter, of alternative energy generation systems, supplemental energy systems, and associated equipment annexed to real property. The same definition excludes fossil-fuel emergency generators and states that AES does not provide electrical, plumbing, gas-fitting, or HVAC functions. Utility-side generation ahead of the meter is a highway/heavy function, not AES.
2A homeowner asks an AES contractor to install a diesel emergency generator for power outages. What is the correct AES-scope response?
A.AES covers the generator because it is a supplemental energy system annexed to real property
B.AES does not include installation of emergency generators powered by fossil fuels
C.AES may install the diesel generator if it is placed after the customer's meter
D.AES may install the generator if an ELE contractor later sets the service meter
Explanation: 18VAC50-22-30 states that AES does not include the installation of emergency generators powered by fossil fuels. Location relative to the meter and later electrical involvement do not create an AES authorization that the regulation withholds. Diesel, gasoline, and natural-gas emergency generators are outside AES.
3Which functions does 18VAC50-22-30 say the AES specialty does not provide?
A.Racking, collectors, and associated alternative-energy equipment annexed to real property
B.Repair of existing photovoltaic arrays from the customer's meter
C.Electrical, plumbing, gas-fitting, or HVAC functions
D.Installation of solar thermal collectors as alternative energy equipment
Explanation: The AES definition ends with a hard limit: the specialty does not provide electrical, plumbing, gas-fitting, or HVAC functions. AES still covers alternative and supplemental energy equipment from the customer's meter, but trade work that is electrical contracting, plumbing, gas fitting, or HVAC must be performed under those classifications.
4How does the AES customer-meter limit differ from highway/heavy (H/H) generation work?
A.AES and H/H both install utility-owned generation on the street side of the meter
B.AES works from the customer's meter; H/H may install generation and distribution ahead of the customer's meter
C.AES is limited to fossil emergency generators; H/H is limited to rooftop solar
D.AES replaces the need for any other classification once the array is behind the meter
Explanation: 18VAC50-22-20 allows H/H contractors to install power systems for generation and primary and secondary distribution of electric current ahead of the customer's meter. AES is the opposite direction: from the customer's meter onto the property. The meter is the regulatory dividing line, not a grant of electrical-contractor authority.
5A project includes a rooftop photovoltaic array and a new utility service meter with new service-entrance conductors. What may the AES contractor perform?
A.The array and associated AES equipment from the customer's meter, but not the service-meter electrical work
B.The service meter, service-entrance conductors, and the array, because AES includes all electrical functions after the transformer
C.Only the utility-owned overhead drop ahead of the meter
D.The service meter if the AES qualified individual also holds no other license
Explanation: AES authorizes alternative energy equipment from the customer's meter and does not provide electrical functions. Setting a service meter and installing service-entrance conductors is electrical contracting (ELE) under 18VAC50-22-20. AES never swallows service-meter electrical work.
6A contract lists three items: (1) rooftop PV modules and racking from the customer meter, (2) a new dwelling service panel and feeder, and (3) replacement of the central air-handler and condensing unit. How should the trades be assigned under Virginia contractor classifications?
A.AES may perform all three items because they support an alternative energy project
B.AES may perform item 1; ELE performs item 2; HVA performs item 3
C.ROC may perform items 1 and 2; HVA performs item 3
D.ELE may perform items 1 and 3 because both connect to electricity
Explanation: AES covers the alternative energy generation equipment from the customer's meter. A new service panel and feeder are electrical systems under ELE. Replacing an air-handler and condensing unit is HVAC under HVA. 18VAC50-22-30 states that AES does not provide electrical or HVAC functions, so one AES license cannot absorb the other two items.
718VAC50-22-30 states that no other classification or specialty provides the AES function. What does that mean for a firm that holds only ELE or only ROC?
A.ELE or ROC alone may install alternative energy generation systems from the customer's meter
B.The firm must hold AES (or otherwise qualify for that specialty) to provide the AES function
C.Any Class A contractor may perform AES work without the AES specialty
D.ROC may install PV arrays because they attach to roofs
Explanation: The Board's specialty definition says no other classification or specialty provides the AES function. Holding ELE or ROC does not, by itself, authorize customer-meter alternative energy generation systems. ROC remains a roofing specialty; ELE remains electrical systems.
8What work does roofing contracting (ROC) authorize compared with AES?
A.ROC installs alternative energy generation systems; AES only patches shingles
B.ROC installs, repairs, removes, or improves materials that form a watertight, weather-resistant roof or deck surface; AES is the alternative-energy equipment specialty
C.ROC and AES are interchangeable on any roof-mounted PV project
D.ROC includes electrical interconnection of PV systems
Explanation: 18VAC50-22-30 defines ROC as roofing-system work that creates a watertight, weather-resistant surface. AES is the specialty for alternative and supplemental energy equipment from the customer's meter. The two can appear on the same roof, but they are not the same license function.
9Under 18VAC50-22-61, which alternative path can qualify an AES qualified individual without relying only on AES experience plus the AES exam?
A.Hold any Class C license and complete a one-day OSHA card
B.Qualify and obtain the roofing contracting (ROC) specialty by examination and complete NABCEP certification or a board-approved certification
C.Hold an ELE master tradesman license only
D.Install one fossil-fuel emergency generator as a demonstration project
Explanation: 18VAC50-22-61 lists two AES routes: years of experience based on license class, with a board-approved examination; or qualify and obtain ROC by examination and complete NABCEP or another board-approved certification. An ELE license, an OSHA card, or excluded generator work is not that alternative path.
10Does 18VAC50-22-61 require a board-approved examination for the AES qualified individual on the standard experience path?
A.No; AES has no examination
B.Yes; AES lists a board-approved examination
C.Only if the firm also wants an ELE classification
D.Only for fossil-fuel generator work
Explanation: The qualifications table in 18VAC50-22-61 marks AES as requiring a board-approved examination. The alternative ROC-plus-NABCEP route is a separate listed path. Examination status does not depend on ELE, and fossil-fuel generators are not AES work.

About the VA AES QI Exam

The Virginia Alternative Energy Systems Qualified Individual Examination is the official PSI technical examination for the AES specialty. 18VAC50-22-30 defines the specialty as installation, repair, or improvement, from the customer's meter, of alternative energy generation systems, supplemental energy systems and associated equipment annexed to real property. AES does not include fossil-fuel emergency generators and does not provide electrical, plumbing, gas fitting, or HVAC functions. The PSI specialty examination fee is USD 85. The examination is open book. Official scored item count, time, and passing score appear on the PSI specialty content outline. This bank is an English-language MCQ study adaptation. It does not replace required trade experience, pre-license education, board approval, or the official examination.

Assessment

Computer-based open-book multiple-choice Qualified Individual examination for the AES specialty. Official 18VAC50-22-30 scope: installation, repair, or improvement, from the customer's meter, of alternative energy generation systems, supplemental energy systems and associated equipment annexed to real property. AES does not include fossil-fuel emergency generators and does not provide electrical, plumbing, gas fitting, or HVAC functions.

Time Limit

150 minutes

Passing Score

72% (43 of 60 correct)

Exam Fee

USD 85 (PSI Services (for the Virginia Board for Contractors / DPOR))

VA AES QI Exam Content Outline

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AES Scope

AES Scope within the official AES specialty definition

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Photovoltaic Arrays

Photovoltaic Arrays within the official AES specialty definition

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Inverters and Storage

Inverters and Storage within the official AES specialty definition

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Roof Attachments

Roof Attachments within the official AES specialty definition

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Jobsite Safety

Jobsite Safety within the official AES specialty definition

How to Pass the VA AES QI Exam

What You Need to Know

  • Passing score: 72% (43 of 60 correct)
  • Assessment: Computer-based open-book multiple-choice Qualified Individual examination for the AES specialty. Official 18VAC50-22-30 scope: installation, repair, or improvement, from the customer's meter, of alternative energy generation systems, supplemental energy systems and associated equipment annexed to real property. AES does not include fossil-fuel emergency generators and does not provide electrical, plumbing, gas fitting, or HVAC functions.
  • Time limit: 150 minutes
  • Exam fee: USD 85

Keys to Passing

  • Work through all 100 available questions
  • Review every answer and explanation
  • Track weak areas and revisit them
  • Use our AI tutor for tough concepts

VA AES QI Study Tips from Top Performers

1Study the official 18VAC50-22-30 AES specialty definition
2Use the PSI specialty content outline and listed references
3Permanent tabs are allowed in listed code books; study guides are not permitted in the PSI center
4This bank is an English-language MCQ study aid, not an official PSI form

Frequently Asked Questions

How many questions are on the Virginia AES Qualified Individual exam?

The DPOR-approved PSI specialty content outline lists 60 scored questions, 150 minutes, and a minimum passing score of 72% (43 of 60 correct). PSI may also administer 5 to 10 unscored experimental items. Those numbers are published on the individual specialty content outline linked from the Contractor Specialty Examination CIB, not in the main bulletin.

How much does the Virginia AES QI exam cost?

PSI charges USD 85 for a Qualified Individual specialty examination (DPOR Board for Contractors page and PSI Specialty CIB).

What work does a Virginia AES specialty cover?

18VAC50-22-30 defines this specialty as installation, repair, or improvement, from the customer's meter, of alternative energy generation systems, supplemental energy systems and associated equipment annexed to real property. AES does not include fossil-fuel emergency generators and does not provide electrical, plumbing, gas fitting, or HVAC functions.

Is this practice bank the official PSI exam?

No. This is an English-language multiple-choice study adaptation. It is not an official translation, format simulation, or substitute for the PSI examination or required field experience.