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Why Is There Friction Between Solar Sales Reps And Lease Providers?

Contractors and lease providers are often skeptical of one another as Contractors decry what they believe to be arbitrary delays or clawbacks while lease providers think Contractors cut corners to maximize profit. However, drones and mobile apps smooth out this friction—Contractors can affordably collect perfectly accurate data throughout the project’s development, making lease contract reviews and approvals more transparent at each milestone.

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How Every Contractor Can Achieve Fast Finance Approvals

The ideal solar workflow for leased projects follows a traditional three-milestone cadence, albeit with a twist. The first change is an inexpensive solution for Contractors to deliver objective accuracy at Milestone 1, meaning both Contractors and TPOs can trust the data. This makes Milestones 2 and 3 more focused on administrative checks before payout rather than subjective reviews based on everyone’s best guesses.

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Why Solar Shade Analysis Is So Subjective & How to Fix It

Solar Contractors often rely on potentially outdated or incomplete satellite, aerial, or LiDAR imagery for shade analysis. This results in subjective modeling that is inaccurate, expensive to fix, and in the case of lease agreements, can result in financing delays or cancellations. Leveraging drones with mobile apps in the sales process fixes this friction—real-time, on-site data is objective and delivers completely accurate layouts and production simulations that inform all financing agreements.

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Top 4 Reasons for Third Party Owner (TPO) Rejections—and How to Avoid Them

Remote-only tools have inherent accuracy issues. These lead to financing rejections or delays due to improper shade analysis, production estimate deltas, missing internal information, or inconsistent site data. Contractors that leverage drones and mobile apps fix this issue, especially if done presale because they deliver objective, real-time, on-site data that cannot be manipulated.

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5 Reasons to Combine Your Drone Program and Design Software

A centralized software platform that merges your design tools with photorealistic drone data leads to more accurate layouts, cost savings, and reduced friction with finance providers. Instead of getting stuck with multiple subscriptions or being forced into a specific type of drone, find a solution that is tailored to your solar business.

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