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SunPower Job Close-Out (JCO) Photo Checklist Examples

July 2022 – v5.1

What is the Job Close-Out Checklist (JCO)?

The Job Close-Out (JCO) Checklist is essential for providing competitive financial products, facilitating as-built photos, and ensuring quality verification for long-term Operations & Maintenance (O&M). Installers are likely already taking these required pictures.

Purpose

Lease and Loan installations require photos to be uploaded to their respective Account in the Dealer Portal. The following is a list of photos required to close out an installation. To upload photos to the Dealer Portal, refer to Uploading Invoice Compliance Documents and the Job Close-Out Template in SunPower University.

Instructions

Required Photos for ALL Projects

  1. Physical address (number) with the home in the background.
  2. All installed modules in the entire system (multiple photos may be required).
  3. Show All J-Boxes with completed wiring.
  4. Bonding of all rows of modules (bare copper or row-to-row ground dips).
  5. Wire management under ALL arrays.
  6. All conduit penetrations showing flashing.
  7. Wide angle shot of ALL electrical equipment.
  8. Solar subpanel wiring, breakers (including PVS breaker), and production CT (if applicable).
  9. AC Disconnect: Complete wiring and fuses (if installed).
  10. Interconnection: (e.g., in main panel) wide angle with dead front removed.
  11. Interconnection: Close up of solar breakers or piercing taps.
  12. Array layout diagram with PVS wiring and microinverter serial numbers (stickers).

Additional Photos for SunPower New Home Communities

  1. Lot name and community name.

Additional Photos for Projects Featuring Storage

  1. Plan set (electrical schematic).
  2. Interconnection point with Hub+ and possibly ESS (Energy Storage System) (wide angle).
  3. Mounted ESS and possibly Hub+ (wide angle).
  4. Point of Interconnection: Breakers & Labels (dead front on, with labels visible) and wiring (dead front off).
  5. Hub+ with dead front on; labels visible.
  6. Hub+ with dead front off; wiring visible.
  7. Close-up of DC wiring at battery in ESS; 1 photo per battery.
  8. All AC and DC wiring termination in ESS (torque marks visible).
  9. All Hub+ serial numbers (ESS, PVS6 and Inverters).

Submission Guidelines

For best results, use the SunPower Job Close-Out Slide Template available in the Understanding the Required Job Close-Out Photos course.

JCO Training

For detailed training on the JCO requirements, please go to SunPower University for the online course Understanding the Required Job Close-Out Photos.

Equinox™ PV Systems

Photo examples in order of JCO Checklist for Equinox™ System (if applicable).

Photo: Physical Address

Confirm home site in background.

An image showing a house with a SunPower service van parked in the driveway. The house number '6260' is visible on the curb.

A second image shows a long gravel driveway leading to a house in the distance, with a mailbox at the street end.

Photo Tip: For homes hidden by a long driveway, provide a photo of the street address and a second photo of the house at the end of the driveway.

Photo: Modules

Show all installed modules on-site.

Multiple images showcasing various solar panel installations on different rooftops. These include arrays on tiled roofs, flat roofs, and sloped roofs, demonstrating the full extent of the installed modules on the property.

Photo Tip: For long arrays, use a panoramic feature from the middle of the array or take multiple photos from both sides of the array.

Photo: Roof/Attic Solar J-Box

Sample photo of rooftop J-box installed on-site.

Three images of rooftop J-boxes. The first shows the interior wiring of an open J-box with various colored wires and connectors. The second and third images show closed J-boxes installed on a roof, with conduit entering and exiting.

A fourth image provides a close-up view of an open J-box, clearly showing the internal wiring, terminals, and a DIN rail.

Photo Tips:

TORQUE TABLE

Lug RangeTightening Torque
14-435 in-lb
8-2/0100 in-lb
6-4/0175 in-lb

RAIL GROUND LUG

An illustration of a rail ground lug assembly, designed to fit securely into the top rail channel and accommodate the equipment grounding conductor.