Introducing Solar Manager Procure

Who are we building Solar Manager Procure for?

Managing operational solar assets is complex, time-consuming, and often fragmented. Sourcing parts, finding quality service providers, and keeping assets running shouldn’t be a struggle. That’s why we built Solar Manager Procure—a streamlined procurement and service coordination platform designed to make solar procurement effortless.

We’ve recently soft-launched Solar Manager Procure for beta-testing. But who are we building for?

It’s for Asset Managers, Asset Owners, and Service Providers (and one day, the agents)

We’ve built the platform to cater to three primary user personas: Asset Managers, Asset Owners, and Service Providers.

Asset Managers: The Day-to-Day Optimizers

Asset managers are responsible for overseeing the day-to-day technical and commercial performance of solar assets. The role requires an eye for detail and contracts, a talent for data analysis, and proactive relationship management to ensure assets operate to investor expectations. How Solar Manager Procure helps:

• Streamlined Procurement: Quickly source service providers and spare parts through our integrated marketplace, reducing time from sourcing to execution.

• Competitive Tendering: Log and manage service tenders seamlessly, ensuring faster response times from vetted service providers.

• Understand Service Provider Quality: Access real-world service provider ratings and reviews from other utility-scale asset managers, ensuring you choose partners with a proven track record.

• Save on Legal Administration: Use our specialized template contracts to save on the legal fees and ensure maximum cost comparability between operational assets.

Asset Owners: The Strategic Decision-Makers

Asset owners, such as institutional investors and independent power producers (IPPs) focus on the financial health and long-term value of their solar investments. They need tools to assess risk, enhance returns, and ensure their assets are managed effectively, often through their Asset Management representatives. How Solar Manager Procure helps:

• Portfolio Oversight: For asset owners, Solar Manager Procure provides a centralized hub to oversee procurement decisions across portfolios, review any ongoing tenders and understand the competitive dynamics of a particular service.

• Market Intelligence: Leverage Solar Manager Procure and Perform insights to understand the different costs of services deployed on a solar asset, and the quality and reputations of the service providers in use.

Procure integrates seamlessly with our Perform service—if an issue is flagged in your DC health field, you can request a drone survey. If satellite data suggests excessive shading, you can arrange tree-cutting services in just a few clicks.

Service Providers: The Problem Solvers

Service providers—ranging from O&M contractors to independent technicians—play a crucial role in keeping solar assets operational. They need visibility into asset owners’ needs and opportunities to showcase their expertise and win new business. Finding new business shouldn’t feel like searching in the dark. With Solar Manager Procure, you can access active tenders, streamline contract negotiations, and build your reputation—all in one place. How Solar Manager Procure helps:

• Lead Generation: Connect with asset managers and owners actively seeking maintenance, repairs, and upgrades. See the latest available tenders.

• Job Management: Receive and respond to service requests efficiently, improving turnaround times.

• Reputation Building: Earn credibility and trust, through delivering quality services and getting quality on-platform reviews.

• Contract management: Have a central repository to store information you associate with assets to simplify BD handover. Use our specialized contracts to save you legal fees and scope headaches down the road.

Built for a future with more Renewables Agents

As renewable energy continues its expansion and we deploy more and more assets, it becomes more and more likely that asset managers and investors will share some of the management workload with agentic renewables managers.

These agentic systems may well identify that a site needs a drone survey, or that a site needs an inverter inspection, or another one-off activity. These AI-driven systems will automate maintenance requests - detecting issues, identifying necessary services, and engaging service providers under standardized contracts. Solar Manager Procure is designed to bridge the gap between autonomous monitoring and real-world service execution.

Long-term Solar Manager is being built to be the entry point between “autonomous” operational agents and the tasks that need doing in the real-world. We’re excited to keep developing!

Want to see how Solar Manager Procure can optimize your workflow? Get in touch for a demo today