diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
index bbd6efa..cea32b0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ jobs:
   #     - name: install python dependencies
   #       run: |
   #         python -m pip install --upgrade pip
-  #         pip install .[dev]
+  #         pip install '.[dev]'
   #     - name: run tests
   #       run: python -m pytest tests/
   
diff --git a/honeybee_energy_revive/_extend_honeybee_energy_revive.py b/honeybee_energy_revive/_extend_honeybee_energy_revive.py
index 797b0aa..32526ce 100644
--- a/honeybee_energy_revive/_extend_honeybee_energy_revive.py
+++ b/honeybee_energy_revive/_extend_honeybee_energy_revive.py
@@ -37,12 +37,20 @@
     OpaqueConstructionProperties,
     PeopleProperties,
     ProcessProperties,
-    PVPropertiesProperties,
     ServiceHotWaterProperties,
     ShadeConstructionProperties,
     WindowConstructionProperties,
     WindowConstructionShadeProperties,
 )
+
+try:
+    from honeybee_energy.properties.extension import PVPropertiesProperties
+except ImportError:
+    # -- Until Chris merges the PR, we need to use the MockPVPropertiesProperties
+    # -- https://github.com/ladybug-tools/honeybee-energy
+    from honeybee_energy_revive.properties.generator.pv import MockPVPropertiesProperties as PVPropertiesProperties
+
+
 from honeybee_energy.schedule.ruleset import ScheduleRulesetProperties
 
 # -- Constructions
diff --git a/honeybee_energy_revive/properties/generator/pv.py b/honeybee_energy_revive/properties/generator/pv.py
index 11bba76..69de8a6 100644
--- a/honeybee_energy_revive/properties/generator/pv.py
+++ b/honeybee_energy_revive/properties/generator/pv.py
@@ -128,3 +128,9 @@ def __repr__(self):
 
     def ToString(self):
         return str(self)
+
+
+class MockPVPropertiesProperties(object):
+
+    def __init__(self):
+        pass
diff --git a/tests/test_honeybee_energy_revive/properties/generator/__init__.py b/tests/test_honeybee_energy_revive/properties/generator/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/tests/test_honeybee_energy_revive/properties/generator/test_pv.py b/tests/test_honeybee_energy_revive/properties/generator/test_pv.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c2498df
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_honeybee_energy_revive/properties/generator/test_pv.py
@@ -0,0 +1,88 @@
+from unittest.mock import Mock
+
+import pytest
+
+from honeybee_energy_revive.properties.generator.pv import (
+    PVPropertiesReviveProperties,
+    PVPropertiesReviveProperties_FromDictError,
+)
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def mock_host():
+    return Mock(display_name="Test PvProperties")
+
+
+def test_pv_revive_properties_init(mock_host):
+    props = PVPropertiesReviveProperties(mock_host)
+    assert props.host == mock_host
+    assert props.id_num == 0
+
+
+def test_pv_revive_properties_host_name(mock_host):
+    props = PVPropertiesReviveProperties(mock_host)
+    assert props.host_name == "Test PvProperties"
+
+    props_no_host = PVPropertiesReviveProperties()
+    assert props_no_host.host_name == "No Host"
+
+
+def test_pv_revive_properties_duplicate(mock_host):
+    props = PVPropertiesReviveProperties(mock_host)
+    props.id_num = 5
+
+    new_host = Mock(display_name="Test PvProperties")
+    new_props = props.duplicate(new_host)
+    assert new_props.host == new_host
+    assert new_props.id_num == 5
+
+
+def test_pv_revive_properties_to_dict(mock_host):
+    props = PVPropertiesReviveProperties(mock_host)
+    props.id_num = 5
+
+    expected_dict = {
+        "revive": {
+            "type": "PVPropertiesReviveProperties",
+            "id_num": 5,
+            "cost": 0.0,
+            "labor_fraction": 0.0,
+            "lifetime_years": 0,
+        }
+    }
+    assert props.to_dict() == expected_dict
+
+    expected_abridged_dict = {
+        "revive": {
+            "type": "PVPropertiesRevivePropertiesAbridged",
+            "id_num": 5,
+            "cost": 0.0,
+            "labor_fraction": 0.0,
+            "lifetime_years": 0,
+        }
+    }
+    assert props.to_dict(abridged=True) == expected_abridged_dict
+
+
+def test_pv_revive_properties_from_dict(mock_host):
+    input_dict = {
+        "type": "PVPropertiesReviveProperties",
+        "id_num": 5,
+        "cost": 0.0,
+        "labor_fraction": 0.0,
+        "lifetime_years": 0,
+    }
+    props = PVPropertiesReviveProperties.from_dict(input_dict, mock_host)
+    assert props.host == mock_host
+    assert props.id_num == 5
+
+    with pytest.raises(PVPropertiesReviveProperties_FromDictError):
+        invalid_dict = {"type": "InvalidType", "id_num": 5}
+        PVPropertiesReviveProperties.from_dict(invalid_dict, mock_host)
+
+
+def test_pv_revive_properties_str_repr(mock_host):
+    props = PVPropertiesReviveProperties(mock_host)
+    expected_str = "HBE-PVPropertiesRevive Phius REVIVE Property: [host: Test PvProperties]"
+    assert str(props) == expected_str
+    assert repr(props) == expected_str