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Solar Construction Schedules

Learn how to build and manage a solar construction schedule.

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About Solar Construction Schedules

The schedule is how a solar project team keeps everyone moving in the same direction. This course covers the anatomy of a project timeline, building the baseline, critical path and float, the drivers that move a schedule and how to recover when a project falls behind.

What You'll Learn

Build the baseline

Lay out the timeline, roles and baseline schedule.

Find the critical path

Understand critical path and float.

Manage the drivers

Plan around interconnection, permitting and procurement.

Recover from delays

Measure what a delay costs and plan a recovery.

Explore the Course Topics

13 lessons, grouped by topic. Open a topic to see its lessons.

01Schedule foundations3 lessons
  1. Why the Construction Schedule Matters
  2. Anatomy of a Solar Project Timeline
  3. Key Roles and Responsibilities
02Building the baseline2 lessons
  1. Building the Baseline Schedule
  2. Critical Path and Float
03Schedule drivers3 lessons
  1. Interconnection and Permitting as Schedule Drivers
  2. Procurement and Construction Readiness
  3. Estimating the Development-to-COD Timeline
04Tools and scope3 lessons
  1. Sample Construction Schedule
  2. Scope Gaps Become Schedule Gaps
  3. Construction Milestone Checklists
05Delays and recovery2 lessons
  1. What a Delay Really Costs
  2. Progress Updates, Recovery and Course Wrap-up