Welcome to Solar B.I.
Got a Tech Problem?
Solar B.I. helps Sustainability Directors solve problems. Whether you have a big idea or a bottleneck, we aim to be your trusted technology partners to find your solution.
We bring our energy and software expertise to your problem. We work with you to evaluate and tailor a solution. We love to build bespoke technology but we also integrate into your existing tools. We work with you and your team until your solution is launched and landed. Our expert opinion gives you confidence in your decision when you are ready to invest.
We’re with you every step of the way.
Who We Are?
Solar B.I.
Solar B.I. is a growing and dedicated team of technologists, software developers and data scientists. We are creative entrepreneurs on a mission to help Sustainability Directors meet their sustainability goals. We have 20 years combined experience transforming companies with technology.
Our Favorite Projects
Sales Proposals
Our client’s sales team built and sent proposals to prospective clients. Each proposal could take up to an hour to create. The client evaluated the sales proposal tool offered by Helioscope (now Aurora), but they felt that their communications would be too constrained and the Helioscope templates wouldn’t allow them to communicate their competitive advantage. They asked Solar B.I. to build a bespoke tool to automate proposal generation.
Our solution integrated with their CRM, file management system, and email platform. The result, a process that once took an hour now took 3 minutes. This unblocked their sales team to spend more time selling and less time building proposals.
Asset Management
Our client owned and operated commercial solar systems but lost money every month due to preventable production losses. A single FTE was responsible for continuously monitoring failures and outages across hundreds of sites each day. Our client evaluated asset management solutions from Also Energy, Arbox and QOS, but ultimately they felt the solutions were cumbersome and an expensive financial commitment. They asked Solar B.I. to build a bespoke asset management tool. Our solution came in under budget and met all of our clients requirements. The tool was designed and implemented in 3 months and paid for itself after 10 months. After our tool was deployed the fleet efficiency improved by 9%. Overall, our client saved $600k in costs vs the alternative technologies they evaluated.
Values
Honesty does not mean disclosing the truth when requested, but being actively forthcoming with information. We are committed to full transparency, particularly in the following ways:
- Clients are informed at all times
- Relevant records are disclosed when necessary
- Only evidence-based claims are made about our abilities
- There is openness between members of the company regardless of hierarchy
Solar B.I. is passionate about working on projects that improve people’s lives. This is primarily accomplished by deploying more renewable energy. We also take on philanthropic projects outside of the renewable energy industry that improves lives in more direct ways such as education or medicine.
Solar B.I. aims to surpass expectations by:
- Addressing the needs that underlie clients requests rather than provide superficial solutions
- Delivering more than clients anticipate
This is accomplished through using root cause analysis, domain expertise and research to deliver low-cost, high-reward, comprehensive solutions quickly.
Solar B.I.’s approach to problem investigation and resolution is thorough and logical. It emcompasses:
- Conducting comprehensive interviews with clients to differentiate between true causal relationships and when a confounding variable is present.
- Ensuring constant alignment between solutions and clients' needs.
- Investigating solutions to similar issues to explore if they can be adapted to the immediate problem.
- Exploring new tools and innovative strategies.
In general, respect should be conveyed by:
- Being punctual.
- Being truthful about shortcomings.
- Having an amicable communication style.
- Taking ownership of deliverables, whether good or bad .
- Accurately acknowledging the power you had over personal circumstances. There may be situational factors beyond control, however, lack of control must not be exaggerated to justify lack of punctuality or quality.
- Putting maximum effort into everything you do. Respecting Solar B.I. means that you treat everything we do and see everyone as valuable, and hence, deserving of your best efforts.
- Approaching personal and professional differences with curiosity rather than disdain. Solar B.I. actively recruits people from varying backgrounds to promote diversity of thought in the solution development process. The only way to leverage this diversity is to be immersed in an environment where members are inclined to share ideas.
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Helping companies make the world a more sustainable place is our goal. So how can we help?