Instant outage alerts that rebuild customer trust for Kenyan hybrid solar businesses
Hybrid energytech businesses in Kenya lose customer trust and adoption due to frequent grid outages that make their integrated solar-grid systems unreliable.
GridTrust monitors Kenya's grid status and your solar system integration, automatically sending personalized SMS/email/push notifications to customers during outages. Businesses can customize messages, track delivery, and gather feedback to demonstrate reliability. This transparency turns outages into trust-building moments, boosting adoption rates.
Hybrid energytech businesses in Kenya deploying integrated solar-grid systems
Kenya-specific grid outage data integration with pre-built templates for local solar providers, no hardware needed
supportive
Pulls from public Kenyan grid APIs and user inputs to detect outages instantly
Sends SMS/email/push to customer lists with customizable templates
Segments customers by location/system type for targeted alerts
Tracks open rates, feedback responses, and notification success
Businesses can trigger custom alerts anytime
Post-outage polls to measure trust impact
Searchable log of all sent alerts
Webhook for solar system data
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| text | No | |
| business_name | text | No |
| phone | text | Yes |
| created_at | timestamp | No |
Relationships:
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| user_id | uuid | No |
| name | text | No |
| phone | text | No |
| text | Yes | |
| location | text | No |
| created_at | timestamp | No |
Relationships:
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| user_id | uuid | No |
| type | text | No |
| status | text | No |
| sent_at | timestamp | Yes |
| delivered_count | int | Yes |
Relationships:
/api/notificationsTrigger or schedule notification
/api/customersUpload customer list
/api/analyticsFetch notification stats
/api/grid-statusCurrent outage status by location
/api/customersList business customers
1 location
5 locations
Unlimited
| Month | Users | Conversion | MRR | ARR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month 1 | 30 | 5% | $12 | $144 |
| Month 6 | 250 | 12% | $240 | $2,880 |
GridTrust sends instant alerts to keep your solar customers informed and loyal during blackouts
DM 20 Kenyan hybrid solar businesses on LinkedIn (search 'solar grid Kenya'), offer free Pro access for 3 months in exchange for feedback and testimonial. Follow up with cold emails from their websites listing outage pains.
Reliable messaging
No grid integration or templates
Outage-specific automation for solar businesses
Real-time grid map
No customer notifications
Business-customer communication layer
Aggregated proprietary outage notification data for improving alert accuracy
Kenya's solar market grew 40% in 2023 amid worsening grid reliability, creating urgent need for trust tools
Grid API unreliability
Fallback to user-reported data
Low adoption by small businesses
Free tier + targeted outreach
SMS costs overrun
Tiered limits + volume discounts
Data privacy (customer phones)
GDPR-compliant Supabase
Success: 5 express interest
Success: 80% retention
Success: 50 signups
Success: 10% conv
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