VA ALTERNATIVE ENERGY SYSTEM CONTRACTING PRACTICE
EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS (VERIFIED
ANSWERS) PLUS RATIONALES 2026 Q&A | INSTANT
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QUESTIONS 1–260
1.
Which Virginia agency oversees contractor licensing, including the AES
specialty?
A. Virginia Department of Energy
B. Virginia Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation
C. Virginia Department of Environmental Quality
D. State Corporation Commission
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: The Virginia Department of Professional and Occupational
Regulation (DPOR), through the Board for Contractors, administers
contractor licensing and related specialty requirements.
2.
What does AES stand for in Virginia contractor licensing?
A. Alternative Electrical Services
B. Advanced Energy Safety
C. Alternative Energy System Contracting
D. Alternative Equipment Services
,Correct Answer: C
Rationale: AES is the abbreviation used by Virginia for Alternative
Energy System Contracting.
3.
Which activity is within the basic definition of AES contracting?
A. Installing fossil-fuel emergency generators
B. Installing alternative energy generation systems from the customer's
meter
C. Performing all building electrical work
D. Installing natural-gas piping
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Virginia defines AES around installation, repair, or
improvement of alternative energy generation systems and associated
equipment from the customer's meter.
4.
Which activity is expressly excluded from AES specialty scope?
A. Solar photovoltaic work
B. Alternative energy generation equipment
C. Fossil-fuel emergency generator installation
D. Supplemental energy equipment
Correct Answer: C
,Rationale: Virginia's AES definition specifically excludes emergency
generators powered by fossil fuels.
5.
Does the AES specialty itself authorize general electrical contracting?
A. Yes
B. Only for commercial projects
C. Only for residential projects
D. No
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: The AES specialty does not provide for electrical functions.
Separate electrical authority is required where the work falls within
electrical contracting.
6.
Does AES automatically authorize plumbing work?
A. Yes
B. No
C. Only geothermal plumbing
D. Only residential plumbing
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Plumbing is expressly outside the AES specialty scope.
, 7.
Does AES automatically authorize HVAC work?
A. Yes
B. Only for heat pumps
C. No
D. Only when solar-powered
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: The Virginia definition expressly states that AES does not
provide for HVAC functions.
8.
Does AES automatically authorize gas-fitting work?
A. Yes
B. No
C. Only propane systems
D. Only natural-gas systems
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Gas fitting is separately regulated and is not included in the
AES specialty.
9.
Where does the Virginia AES specialty's defined scope begin?
EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS (VERIFIED
ANSWERS) PLUS RATIONALES 2026 Q&A | INSTANT
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QUESTIONS 1–260
1.
Which Virginia agency oversees contractor licensing, including the AES
specialty?
A. Virginia Department of Energy
B. Virginia Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation
C. Virginia Department of Environmental Quality
D. State Corporation Commission
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: The Virginia Department of Professional and Occupational
Regulation (DPOR), through the Board for Contractors, administers
contractor licensing and related specialty requirements.
2.
What does AES stand for in Virginia contractor licensing?
A. Alternative Electrical Services
B. Advanced Energy Safety
C. Alternative Energy System Contracting
D. Alternative Equipment Services
,Correct Answer: C
Rationale: AES is the abbreviation used by Virginia for Alternative
Energy System Contracting.
3.
Which activity is within the basic definition of AES contracting?
A. Installing fossil-fuel emergency generators
B. Installing alternative energy generation systems from the customer's
meter
C. Performing all building electrical work
D. Installing natural-gas piping
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Virginia defines AES around installation, repair, or
improvement of alternative energy generation systems and associated
equipment from the customer's meter.
4.
Which activity is expressly excluded from AES specialty scope?
A. Solar photovoltaic work
B. Alternative energy generation equipment
C. Fossil-fuel emergency generator installation
D. Supplemental energy equipment
Correct Answer: C
,Rationale: Virginia's AES definition specifically excludes emergency
generators powered by fossil fuels.
5.
Does the AES specialty itself authorize general electrical contracting?
A. Yes
B. Only for commercial projects
C. Only for residential projects
D. No
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: The AES specialty does not provide for electrical functions.
Separate electrical authority is required where the work falls within
electrical contracting.
6.
Does AES automatically authorize plumbing work?
A. Yes
B. No
C. Only geothermal plumbing
D. Only residential plumbing
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Plumbing is expressly outside the AES specialty scope.
, 7.
Does AES automatically authorize HVAC work?
A. Yes
B. Only for heat pumps
C. No
D. Only when solar-powered
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: The Virginia definition expressly states that AES does not
provide for HVAC functions.
8.
Does AES automatically authorize gas-fitting work?
A. Yes
B. No
C. Only propane systems
D. Only natural-gas systems
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Gas fitting is separately regulated and is not included in the
AES specialty.
9.
Where does the Virginia AES specialty's defined scope begin?
