TOD SMA vs SolarGrade

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Solar installers and field service technicians work faster and smarter with SolarGrade. Replace paperwork and busywork with made-for-solar checklists, automated reports, and auto-generated punch lists. SolarGrade was invented by solar professionals who were frustrated by generic construction, O&M, and inspection software. It’s the platform they wanted for themselves. MUST-HAVE FEATURES • Ready-made solar specific construction QA/QC, O&M, and inspection templates • Georeferenced issue tagging • Photo capture and editing • Easy access to project information and drawings • Mark-up tools • Automated and customizable reports • Automatic punch lists and task management • Off-line mode and syncing • Scheduling and calendars • Data exports KEY BENEFITS Save Time and Standardize On-Site Work • Use solar and storage-specific workflows that you can edit for your company or team. • Document work in a few taps with pre-written descriptions for common tasks and issues. Know Where Issues Are • Location is everything – especially at large projects. • SolarGrade uses your device’s built-in GPS to locate issues. • Do corrective maintenance and finish punch lists faster by going to the pins on your SolarGrade map. Work Simultaneously at Sites • Divide and conquer – without missing a step. • Split up tasks while following the same workflow easily with SolarGrade. • Track progress across team members simultaneously. Easily Update As-Builts • Keep every plan in the palm of your hand. • Upload and geolocate project as-builts on-site and make mark-ups on mobile, even offline. Document Everything Easily • Take and edit photos with your device. • Scan barcodes with one tap. Create Great Reports Fast • Stop spending hours drafting reports and compiling photos after site visits. • Document your work quickly by auto-generating professional SolarGrade reports with one tap. • Customize reports with your company’s brand to share with clients. Elevate Your Asset Care • Every site visit can generate actionable asset care data for your clients. • Analyze fieldwork data from site visits to identify your team’s challenges and growth opportunities. • Compare teams and projects to inform resource allocation and training. • Generate actionable, geo-referenced punch lists along with fleet-wide analytics, and portfolio-level task lists that ensure problems are solved – not forgotten. WHO USES SOLARGRADE? EPCs, Integrators, & Installers • Standardize installation protocols, manage OSHA requirements, and conduct QAQC quickly and accurately. Leverage SolarGrade reports for easy hand-offs to O&M after commissioning. O&M Providers • Document preventative and correct maintenance, identify issues by severity level, conduct fast and comprehensive site walks, schedule timely corrective maintenance, generate punch lists for future site visits, and impress your customers with rigorous reports. ASSET Owners, Managers, and Off-Takers • Measure asset health from the ground-up with structured field data. Optimize asset operations from construction all the way to decommissioning with robust analytics. PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER SolarGrade brings field and office teams together on one digital page for smarter, faster, more accurate fieldwork and proactive asset care. It all adds up to profitable projects that generate clean energy for the planet. What are you waiting for? Using SolarGrade levels up your fieldwork so you can achieve better results — at scale, on time, and on budget. Get started now so you can: • Work 30% more faster in the field • Do less rework on new builds • Stop wasting time on reports at the end of the day • Prevent safety events by standardizing fieldwork processes and quality control protocols • Improve your business operations with better data from better fieldwork