Predictive alerts for legacy solar systems – prevent downtime before it hits.
Small business owners can't find affordable solar panel monitoring software that seamlessly integrates with their legacy inverters.
SolarAlertPro specializes in anomaly detection for legacy inverters, using simple data polling to forecast issues like overheating or faults. Businesses receive proactive SMS/email alerts with actionable fixes, integrated with weather APIs for context. This turns reactive maintenance into savings of 15-25% on ops costs.
Small business owners with solar-powered operations using legacy inverters
ML-light anomaly detection tuned for legacy hardware noise patterns.
supportive
Flags unusual patterns in production data.
Instant notifications via Twilio.
Step-by-step troubleshooting guides.
Correlates output with forecasts.
Monthly reliability scores.
Dashboard for fleet of inverters.
Phone call summaries for critical issues.
Schedule suggestions via AI.
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| text | No | |
| phone | text | Yes |
Relationships:
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| user_id | uuid | No |
| name | text | No |
| inverter_model | text | No |
Relationships:
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| site_id | uuid | No |
| output_kw | int | Yes |
| timestamp | timestamp | No |
Relationships:
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| site_id | uuid | No |
| severity | text | No |
| resolved | bool | No |
Relationships:
/api/sitesCreate monitoring site
/api/alertsResolve alert
/api/readings/:siteIdGet site data
/api/webhooks/stripeSubscription webhooks
Weekly reports only
None
Dedicated support
| Month | Users | Conversion | MRR | ARR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month 1 | 80 | 4% | $112 | $1,344 |
| Month 6 | 500 | 7% | $1,225 | $14,700 |
Proactive monitoring saves 20% on maintenance. $35/mo for peace of mind.
Target Reddit r/solarenergy with pain posts, offer free Pro for feedback. Email list from solar installer directories. $100 LinkedIn ads to 'solar operations manager'.
Module-level
New hardware req
Software-only for legacy
Planning tools
No ops monitoring
Real-time alerts
Anomaly models improve with aggregated anonymized data.
Supply chain delays make hardware upgrades hard; AI monitoring maturing.
False positive alerts
Tunable thresholds + user feedback loop
SMS costs eat margins
Tiered SMS limits
Success: 50 signups
Success: Zero missed alerts
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