May

It's been an incredible year thus far and we have a lot of exciting and important updates for the month. Below is a quick summary and as always please reference the Partner Development Site for more details and share with your applicable teams and reps-

Funding Updates

• Sunrun - We continue to see huge growth with Sunrun and are making a big push for Q2 volume as they've gotten much more aggressive with their pricing and options. We encourage everyone to take a look at Sunrun as an option if you are not already, and we're happy to make additional proposals for comparison. The $350 Customer Referral Bonus is also still active and can be added when submitting the proposal request form. 

• Sunlight - Effective May 15th, some of our loan options with Sunlight will change based on the continued increase of Federal Interest Rates. The change means a 0.5-1% change in interest rate on most loans (no changes to dealer fees). Please reference the Partner Development Site for more details.

• Portal Logins - There are so many benefits to getting set up in Sunrun and Sunlight's portals: In-Person Credit and Signing, Sunlight Rewards Program, sales tools, etc. Login requests can be made through the following New User Form.

BPS Updates

• Utility Bill and Usage - The biggest delay we see on projects is not getting the utility bill and usage upfront at the proposal and agreement stage. On average a job that has an approved utility bill and correct usage upfront gets installed 8 days faster!

• Feedback Form - Our goal with the Partner Development Site is to provide better details for all partners and reps to help us be more efficient and productive together. We would love to get your feedback on the site itself, along with the broader partner experience and process. Feedback can be submitted using this form - Partner Feedback Form

• Extended Support Desk Coverage! - We are extending our support desk hours to better support the growth in CA as days become longer during summer.

  • Mon - Fri 7am to 11pm MST

  • Saturday 7am to 10pm MST

  • Sunday 8am - 4pm MST

Market Updates

• Rhode Island - There is a massive opportunity in RI now that the current FIT program will likely stay open through March 31,2020. In addition to this National Grid rates continue to rise and Sunrun pricing is much better so both standard NEM and Sunrun deals are great options!

• Chicago - We've now completed over 50 installs in IL and have a good grasp on the market and process. We are ready to open it up to more partners and would encourage anyone interested to check it out.