PV Retailer Benchmarking

SunBiz Advisor

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How does your business compare?

Could you be making more money per sale?
Are you falling behind the market?
What can you learn from leading businesses?

Most solar operators operate in the dark. It’s really so difficult to know how you compare to your competition. Which makes it incredibly challenging to operate your business well.

Wouldn’t it be valuable to know whether your prices are too cheap (or too dear)?! How many more sales could you make, and how much would your business profitability increase if you knew what level you should be pricing at?

Wouldn’t it be insightful to see how your volumes are holding up against your competition’s volumes? Are you falling behind the market, without realising it? Or have you on the winning formula? How will your salespeople’s motivation be enhanced by this knowledge?

Wouldn’t it be helpful to legitimately claim leadership of a particular market segment? Are you in the top 5 installers of 100kW systems in NSW, for example? What marketing claims can you legitimately make? And how will that help your business to make more sales?

Wouldn’t it be great to emulate the leading companies? Which companies are growing the fastest, and what can you learn from them? Which companies are the leaders in each segment, and how do you compare? And which companies are your nearest direct competitors in each state and segment that you operate in?

Its time to get bench-marked against other solar companies!

Learn: how your prices compare to other companies’, by system size and by panel brand.

Learn: where your volume & market share sits in comparison to other companies’, and whether you’re keeping up with the overall market

Learn: where you rank in terms of volume, marketing claims you can make, and who are the competitors you need to watch.

However Big or Micro you are, you need benchmarking!

As part of the service, in your first report you will receive a personalised explainer video about your data.

Plus, you get a summary text analysis of key pieces of information to look out for

How do your prices compare?

Options: Provide your price list to us, or authorise SunWiz to analyse your PVsell software account

Get charts of:

Your average system price by size and state, versus the market
Your system price distribution by size and state, versus the market
Your system price distribution by panel brand, versus the market

Where does your volume sit in comparison to other companies’, and are you keeping up with the overall market

Options: If you self register STCs then we can use this information; or have your REC Agent supply us with a list of your STC accreditation codes, or authorise SunWiz to analyse your PVsell software account

Get charts of:

Your distribution of system sizes by state, versus the market
Your market share, nationally, by state, by segment, and by state&segment
Your market share evolution: your monthly volume of quotes (PVsell) or installations (STCs) versus the market, by state and market segment

Where do you rank in terms of volume, and who are the competitors you need to watch

Options: If you self register STCs then we can use this information; or have your REC Agent supply us with a list of your STC accreditation codes.

Note: Rankings and competitor analysis are only on the basis of STC assessment. We uphold the privacy of businesses using our PVsell software.

Get charts of:

Your rank and market share nationally, by state, and by segment. Plus the companies who are leading each state and segment, and which companies have similar volume to you
A list of marketing claims you can legitimately make (e.g. Green Engineering are the largest installer of 4-5kW systems in Victoria in the past year)
The fastest growing companies

Don’t register STCs for yourself? Use a REC Agent? No problem!

We can still easily perform incredibly valuable analysis for you. All we need is a list of STC Accreditation codes from your REC Agent

Interval Meter Data Tool Disclaimer

The Interval Meter Data Tool is designed to convert standard form meter data for the OpenSolar platform.

Users are responsible for meeting the requirements of the data that needs to be uploaded to the tool, which extends to but is not limited to

The completeness and accuracy of the data
Ensuring that there are no missing records
Uploading the data in one of the compatible intervals (15m, 30m or 1h).

Data uploaded to the Interval Meter Data Tool should not contain multiple datasets. In the case an excel file is uploaded, only the first sheet will be considered.

The accuracy of the output is dependent on the user’s dataset, therefore SunWiz does not guarantee the accuracy of the output.

The user must acknowledge that the output of the tool is beyond the control of SunWiz, and they must ensure that the data is accurate on their own behalf.

In the event that the program runs into an issue, the user will be issued with warnings or solutions to address or resolve the issue.

If the user requires additional support, they can avail it as a separate service from SunWiz

Warranties on performance

The Interval Meter Data tool from SunWiz attempts to convert most frequently occurring types of standard meter data file types in specific formats for the purpose of being used on the OpenSolar platform. Unless mentioned otherwise, SunWiz does not extend any guarantee of any kind, either expressed or implied, on the limited success of the Interval Meter Data Tool and the extent of it’s automation. Depending on the user’s upload, the program may require additional inputs, the training for which is not included in the purchase of this service and can be purchased separately.

Input requirements

The Interval Meter Data Tool accepts data in the 15-minute, 30-minute and 60-minute(hourly) intervals. In case the file is uploaded in an excel format (*.xls, *.xlsx, *.xlsm), only the first sheet of the file will be considered. Our tool is required to accept raw meter data, usually highlighted as ‘E’ data in its standard format; and therefore SunWiz does not guarantee that all data formats will be accepted.

For complete automation, the file must adhere to an acceptable standard format. In the case of an issue, the user will be provided with instructions by the tool on how it can be resolved. Warnings will be issued if the data is incompatible, incomplete with missing records and if multiple datasets are uploaded at once.

PV Retailer Benchmarking

SunBiz Advisor