Executive Summary
VoltIQ is a market intelligence platform designed for solar contractors, providing real-time permit velocity tracking, competitive pricing benchmarks, and market heat indices. Built to help solar businesses make data-driven decisions in a post-NEM 3.0 landscape, VoltIQ transforms scattered municipal data into actionable business intelligence.
The Problem
Solar contractors operate in a fragmented information environment where critical market intelligence is scattered across municipal databases, competitor activities are opaque, and pricing decisions are made on gut feel rather than data.
Municipal permit data is scattered across dozens of government portals with no unified access
Competitive intelligence requires manual tracking of public records and anecdotal information
Pricing benchmarks are outdated or non-existent, leading to margin erosion or lost deals
Market demand signals arrive too late to capitalize on opportunities
Post-NEM 3.0 regulations have fundamentally changed the economics, but data is lagging
The Solution
VoltIQ aggregates municipal permit data, competitive pricing information, and market demand signals into a single, weekly dashboard that solar contractors can use to benchmark performance, adjust pricing, and identify growth opportunities.
Weekly permit velocity reports showing which jurisdictions are hot and which are cooling
Real-time $/W benchmarking across competitors in your market
Market heat index combining permit data, pricing trends, and demand signals
Automated alerts when competitive dynamics shift or new opportunities emerge
Historical trending to identify seasonal patterns and long-term market shifts
Export-ready reports for internal strategy meetings and investor updates
The Market
The U.S. residential solar market represents $28B in annual installations, with California alone accounting for 40% of national capacity. Post-NEM 3.0, contractors need better intelligence tools to maintain margins and identify profitable opportunities.
Market Size
$28B Annual Market
Target Customers
Mid-sized solar contractors (10–50 installations/month) looking to scale efficiently
Regional solar firms competing in multiple jurisdictions
Private equity-backed solar companies needing portfolio-level intelligence
Solar brokerages and lead aggregators optimizing partner performance
Manufacturers and distributors seeking market insights for go-to-market strategy
Why This Exists
We built VoltIQ because solar contractors were making million-dollar decisions based on outdated spreadsheets and anecdotal intelligence. The data exists — it's just locked in government portals and inaccessible to the teams that need it most.
Solar contractors told us they were losing deals because they couldn't benchmark competitive pricing in real-time
Municipal permit data exists but requires 40+ hours/month to manually aggregate and analyze
NEM 3.0 fundamentally changed the economics of solar in California, creating urgent need for new intelligence tools
Existing tools focus on lead generation, not market intelligence — leaving a critical gap
Why Buy VoltIQ?
VoltIQ pays for itself in a single deal. Contractors using VoltIQ report 15–20% higher close rates and 8–12% better margins because they're operating with better market intelligence than competitors.
Competitive Intelligence: Know what competitors are charging before you quote
Market Timing: Identify hot markets before they cool and allocate resources accordingly
Pricing Confidence: Benchmark your $/W against market averages to optimize margins
Time Savings: Eliminate 40+ hours/month of manual data aggregation
Strategic Planning: Use historical trends to forecast seasonal demand and plan capacity
Investor Reporting: Export-ready dashboards for board meetings and LP updates
How VoltIQ Works
VoltIQ runs on a weekly intelligence cycle: we scrape municipal databases, aggregate competitor data, and deliver actionable insights every Monday morning.
Data Aggregation
We scrape 40+ municipal permit databases across California, extracting permit velocity, system size, and contractor data
Competitive Analysis
Public records and pricing signals are analyzed to benchmark your $/W against market averages
Market Scoring
Each jurisdiction gets a heat index score combining permit velocity, pricing trends, and demand signals
Weekly Delivery
Every Monday, you receive a dashboard with key insights, alerts, and export-ready reports for your team
Get in Touch
Questions about VoltIQ? We'd love to hear from you.