To get started contributing to SSC, please read the contributing guidelines in the SAM repo: SAM Contributing.
Please note, to get started, you'll need to agree to the terms in: SAM Contributing Policy.
Specifically, you'll need to send an email of consent to nicholas.diorio@nrel.gov with the following:
I agree to contribute to SAM. I agree to the following terms and conditions for my contributions: First, I agree that I am licensing my contributions under the terms of the current SAM license. Second, I agree that, in order to conform to any future open source software license(s) under which SAM may be provided, the terms of my license may be modified without any notice to me and without my consent. Third, I represent and warrant that I am authorized to make the contributions and grant the license. If my employer has rights to intellectual property that includes my contributions, I represent and warrant that I have received permission to make contributions and grant the required license on behalf of my employer.