If you believe Solvari the answer is yes. The company’s all-in-one integrated panel touts dramatic installation productivity gains, and even the ability to facilitate do-it-yourself installs.
The early data seems to support their claims. One of the company’s installers – Action Solar – has started using the Solavri panels and they were able to install a 5.5 kW system in 53 minutes. From pallet unload to a completed installation, that equates to a kilowatt every 10 minutes.
Action Solar CEO Haysam Sakar said “we can easily get three systems done a day with Solvari SR.”
When I first highlighted the company, I poured cold water on the belief that the panel could open up a DIY market. And note that the DIY part only pertains to the panel installation. A licensed electrician is still required to connect everything. However, the ability to do the bulk of the install yourself could save customers thousands of dollars.
The sample size is small, but Solvari claims that an untrained crew of installers – all over 50 years of age and with no previous experience – installed a 14.5 kW Solavri SR system in six hours. The company notes that the time it took the team to install the system is twice as long as a younger trained crew would take, but they did it, and in less than a day.
Given the state of the rooftop market, the potential productivity gains from a panel product like Solvari’s could help overcome the price and payback headwinds that have emerged from higher interest rates and lower net-metering reimbursements.
We’ll continue to monitor Solavri’s progress to see if the company is able to scale and maintain the productivity gains.
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