ESP PPE: Energy Service Partners Proper Project Expectations

A second "Bonusode" of the Energy Service Partners Proper Project Expectations Podcast just for you! This week, we cover another frequently-asked question that our Warranty team handles - why is a solar customer still receiving a Utility Bill? It's vital to help your customers understand how they are billed by the utility and that they'll still be charged some fees, especially if they start to consume more power than the solar is designed to produce. Give it a listen for some important selling tips to help us create even more great homeowner experiences! California is still the best place in the country to sell solar - if you know how. If you want to become a partner of ESP, head over to our website today at ⁠⁠www.joinesp.com⁠⁠ and sign up. Hosts & Guests: Danny O'Malley - Director of Marketing, Krystal Kilburn - VP of Business Development, Brandon Barton - Director of Dealer Support Useful links:  ⁠ESP Dealernet - http://bit.ly/esp-dealernet⁠ ⁠⁠⁠ESP Blog (Sales Tips & More) - https://www.joinesp.com/blog/⁠⁠

Another minisode of the Energy Service Partners Proper Project Expectations Podcast, helping you sell solar in California by knowing what to look for to help a job go smoothly. This week we have Tyler Fletcher, Senior Sales & Business Development Manager at EnFin, as a special guest to talk about this new and exciting lender offering in the ESP sales partner quiver. EnFin is part of the Hanwha family, makers of QCells and the new QHome battery, making it one of the first and only in-house-manufacturer-backed financial entities for solar loans. With an extremely attractive 30-year loan paired with a 30-year warranty on QCells, why wait? It's ready to sell today!

Our first post-season "Bonusode" of the Energy Service Partners Proper Project Expectations Podcast! This week, we cover a frequently-asked question that our Warranty team handles - what is Clipping? It's important to understand this phenomenon and why it's not actually something going wrong. Pay attention to the DC-coupled battery tip near the end - it will help you sell more solar on NEM 3.0 for sure! California is still the best place in the country to sell solar - if you know how. If you want to become a partner of ESP, head over to our website today at ⁠⁠www.joinesp.com⁠⁠ and sign up. Hosts & Guests: Danny O'Malley - Director of Marketing, James Byrd - Director of Pre-Install Operations, Jack Walker - VP of Construction Useful links:  ⁠ESP Dealernet - http://bit.ly/esp-dealernet⁠ ⁠⁠⁠ESP Blog (Sales Tips & More) - https://www.joinesp.com/blog/⁠⁠

We're bringing 5 Electrifying Questions to the California NEM 3.0 discussion featuring Jack Walker, VP of Construction at ESP. Jack meets with Helga Canfield and Zach Alvarez from Hanwha QCells QHome to discuss battery storage for self-consumption, the future of home energy management, and the best way to sell solar in California given new net metering policies from the big investor-owned utilities. To learn more about Qcells’ Q.HOME CORE energy storage solution, please visit: https://us.qcells.com/complete-energy-solutions/ess/ Join the discussion on Linkedin here: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/12870539/

Episode lucky number 13 of the Energy Service Partners Proper Project Expectations Podcast, helping you sell solar in California by knowing what to look for to help a job go smoothly. This week is the final stage of a solar project - Activation! We cover how activation and monitoring work to help the homeowners see their power production, tips on demoing the monitoring apps to give homeowners a "test drive" of their solar, and other details that will help you sell more successful solar jobs that create a great homeowner experience. California is still the best place in the country to sell solar - if you know how. If you want to become a partner of ESP, head over to our website today at ⁠⁠www.joinesp.com⁠⁠ and sign up. Hosts & Guests: Danny O'Malley - Director of Marketing, Andy Schwartze - VP of Sales Ops, Adriana Alberts - Utilities & Post Installation Manager Useful links:  ⁠ESP Dealernet - http://bit.ly/esp-dealernet⁠ ⁠⁠⁠ESP Blog (Sales Tips & More) - https://www.joinesp.com/blog/⁠⁠

Episode 12 of the Energy Service Partners Proper Project Expectations Podcast, helping you sell solar in California by knowing what to look for to help a job go smoothly. This week is the all-important Net Metering and Permission to Operate! We cover updates on the Big 3 investor-owned utility timelines, tips on how to show homeowners their future estimated bill, and other details that will help you sell more successful solar jobs that create a great homeowner experience. California is still the best place in the country to sell solar - if you know how. If you want to become a partner of ESP, head over to our website today at ⁠www.joinesp.com⁠ and sign up. Hosts & Guests: Danny O'Malley - Director of Marketing, Andy Schwartze - VP of Sales Ops, Adriana Alberts - Utilities & Post Installation Manager Useful links:  ESP Dealernet - http://bit.ly/esp-dealernet ⁠⁠ESP Blog (Sales Tips & More) - https://www.joinesp.com/blog/⁠

Episode 11 of the Energy Service Partners Proper Project Expectations Podcast, helping you sell solar in California by knowing what to look for to help a job go smoothly. This week is the big one - Installations! We cover tips on how to make the big day go smoothly for your homeowners, generate referrals, and other details that will help you sell more successful solar jobs that create a great homeowner experience. California is still the best place in the country to sell solar - if you know how. If you want to become a partner of ESP, head over to our website today at ⁠www.joinesp.com⁠ and sign up. Hosts & Guests: Danny O'Malley - Director of Marketing, Rick Perez - Senior Account Executive, Jack Walker - VP of Construction Useful links:  ESP Dealernet (look for the Fastest Contract to Install report!) - http://bit.ly/esp-dealernet ⁠⁠ESP Blog (Sales Tips & More) - https://www.joinesp.com/blog/⁠

We're bringing 5 Electrifying Questions to the California NEM 3.0 discussion featuring Jack Walker, VP of Construction at ESP. Jack meets with Troy Roble and Jonathan Smith from Tigo Energy to discuss battery storage for self-consumption, the future of home energy management, and the best way to sell solar in California given new net metering policies from the big investor-owned utilities. Join the discussion on Linkedin here: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/12870539/

We're bringing 5 Electrifying Questions to the California NEM 3.0 discussion featuring Jack Walker, VP of Construction at ESP. Jack meets with Jason Dulle from Solaredge to discuss battery storage for self-consumption and the best way to sell solar in California given new net metering policies from the big investor-owned utilities. Join the discussion on Linkedin here: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/12870539/

We're bringing 5 Electrifying Questions to the California NEM 3.0 discussion featuring Jack Walker, VP of Construction at ESP. Jack meets with Anthony Garay and Justin Hopkins from FranklinWH, makers of the incredibly powerful Franklin line of residential storage batteries, to discuss energy storage systems for self-consumption and the best way to sell solar in California given new net metering policies from the big investor-owned utilities. Join the discussion on Linkedin here: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/groups/12870539/⁠

We're bringing 5 Electrifying Questions to the California NEM 3.0 discussion featuring Jack Walker, VP of Construction at ESP. Jack meets with Ryan Stepp from Enphase Energy, the world's premier microinverter manufacturer, to discuss battery storage for self-consumption and the best way to sell solar in California given new net metering policies from the big investor-owned utilities. Enphase Whitepaper - Solar Installers Guide to NEM 3.0: https://enphase.com/download/nem-30-white-paper-installers Join the discussion on Linkedin here: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/12870539/

We're back with another minisode featuring Jack Walker, VP of Construction at ESP, to discuss the results of the Solar Power World Top Solar Contractors list released just a couple weeks ago. ESP ranked #89 in the country overall, #8 in Residential Installs nationally, and #2 in California Residential. We're happy to be recognized and more excited than ever to continue getting better, not just bigger. Listen to our take on the importance of the list and the real meaning of the work that ESP sets out to do every day, year after year. Thanks for being our partners. You can review the full list of Solar Power World's Top Solar Contractors of 2023 here: https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2023-top-solar-contractors/

Episode 10 of the Energy Service Partners Proper Project Expectations Podcast, helping you sell solar in California by knowing what to look for to help a job go smoothly. This week is Permitting Part 2, where we cover tips on how to assist our specialists if an AHJ seems to be dragging its feet, paperwork and communication protocols, and other details that will help you sell more successful solar jobs that create a great homeowner experience. California is still the best place in the country to sell solar - if you know how. If you want to become a partner of ESP, head over to our website today at ⁠www.joinesp.com⁠ and sign up. Hosts & Guests: Danny O'Malley - Director of Marketing, Andy Schwartze - VP of Sales Operations, Kyrielle Wilson - Permitting Manager Useful links:  ESP Dealernet (look for the Fastest Contract to Install report!) - http://bit.ly/esp-dealernet ⁠⁠ESP Blog (Sales Tips & More) - https://www.joinesp.com/blog/⁠

Episode 9 of the Energy Service Partners Proper Project Expectations Podcast, helping you sell solar in California by knowing what to look for to help a job go smoothly. This week is Permitting Part 1, where we cover the state of city permitting departments, how to understand permitting procedure and AHJ timelines, communication protocols, and other details that will help you sell more successful solar jobs that create a great homeowner experience. California is still the best place in the country to sell solar - if you know how. If you want to become a partner of ESP, head over to our website today at ⁠www.joinesp.com⁠ and sign up. Hosts & Guests: Danny O'Malley - Director of Marketing, Andy Schwartze - VP of Sales Operations, Kyrielle Wilson - Permitting Manager Useful links:  ESP Dealernet (look for the Fastest Contract to Install report!) - http://bit.ly/esp-dealernet ⁠⁠ESP Blog (Sales Tips & More) - https://www.joinesp.com/blog/⁠

Our first bonus minisode of the Energy Service Partners Proper Project Expectations Podcast, helping you sell solar in California by knowing what to look for to help a job go smoothly. This week we have Kelly Curtis, CEO of Paykeeper, as a special guest to talk about this practical and highly beneficial cash escrow payment method for homeowners who don't want to finance or lease their solar. Paykeeper is the best method for contractors to accept cash payments to keep the process running smoothly and transparently - homeowners have peace of mind that their project milestones will be completed before any funds change hands, and contractors and salespeople know they won't be left hanging for months or stuck trying to track down a check from their last cash customer. California is still the best place in the country to sell solar - if you know how. If you want to become a partner of ESP, head over to our website today at www.joinesp.com and sign up. Hosts & Guests: Danny O'Malley - Director of Marketing, Andy Schwartze - VP of Sales Operations, Brandon Barton - Director of Dealer Support, Kelly Curtis - CEO of Paykeeper Useful links:  ESP Paykeeper Resources - https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1YavYvnu2YHtEIxQHcs27cErhKuucD2UN?usp=sharing

Episode 8 of the Energy Service Partners Proper Project Expectations Podcast, helping you sell solar in California by knowing what to look for to help a job go smoothly. This week is Design, where we cover how to work with your customer on equipment and battery location, AHJ code enforcement on unpermitted structures, and other details that will help you sell more successful jobs that get completed fast. California is still the best place in the country to sell solar - if you know how. If you want to become a partner of ESP, head over to our website today at www.joinesp.com and sign up. Hosts & Guests: Danny O'Malley - Director of Marketing, Andy Schwartze - VP of Sales Operations, Brandon Barton - Director of Dealer Support, Scott Ballardo - Engineering & Design Manager Useful links:  ⁠ESP Blog (Sales Tips & More) - https://www.joinesp.com/blog/⁠

Episode 7 of the Energy Service Partners Proper Project Expectations Podcast, helping you sell solar in California by knowing what to look for to help a job go smoothly. This week is our MPU Mashup special, where we cover how to identify homes that will need a main panel upgrade to get solar, timelines and scope of work expectations, and other details that will help you work with homeowners and leave them better than you found them. California is still the best place in the country to sell solar - if you know how. If you want to become a partner of ESP, head over to our website today at www.joinesp.com and sign up. Hosts & Guests: Danny O'Malley - Director of Marketing, Andy Schwartze - VP of Sales Operations, Jack Walker - VP of Construction, Jeremiah Hansen - Senior MPU Project Manager, Daisy Magallanes - MPU Team Lead & Electrical Project Manager Useful links:  Understanding Main Panel Upgrades - https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1z6tAq0UAbmuvb-n6c2NH_MTehDbFKS6FdogC1xK_YlY/view ⁠ESP Blog (Sales Tips & More) - https://www.joinesp.com/blog/⁠

Episode six of the Energy Service Partners Proper Project Expectations Podcast, helping you sell solar in California by knowing what to look for to help a job go smoothly. This week is Part Two of our Roofing Rumble special, where we cover details like how to identify "skip sheathing", what discovery questions to ask to avoid issues, removing & reinstalling solar, plus a special Roofing Sales announcement and much more. California is still the best place in the country to sell solar - if you know how. If you want to become a partner of ESP, head over to our website today at www.joinesp.com and sign up. Hosts & Guests: Danny O'Malley - Director of Marketing, Andy Schwartze - VP of Sales Operations, Brandon Barton - Director of Dealer Support, Jeremiah Blackburn - Manager of Roofing Operations Useful links:  ⁠Roofing Projects, Timelines, and Providing Quotes - https://www.joinesp.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Roofing-Summary-QB-Instructions-2023.pdf⁠ ⁠ESP Blog (Sales Tips & More) - https://www.joinesp.com/blog/⁠ ESP Roofing Sales Signup - https://joinesp.com/roofing-sales

Episode five of the Energy Service Partners Proper Project Expectations Podcast, helping you sell solar in California by knowing what to look for to help a job go smoothly. This week is Part One of our Roofing Rumble special, where we cover details like what to look for on a roof that means it should be replaced, why pairing solar with a roof job will increase your realization rate, how and why to conduct the all-important "walkaround" during sales discovery, and much more. California is still the best place in the country to sell solar - if you know how. If you want to become a partner of ESP, head over to our website today at www.joinesp.com and sign up. Hosts & Guests: Danny O'Malley - Director of Marketing, Andy Schwartze - VP of Sales Operations, Brandon Barton - Director of Dealer Support, Jeremiah Blackburn - Manager of Roofing Operations Useful links:  Roofing Projects, Timelines, and Providing Quotes - https://www.joinesp.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Roofing-Summary-QB-Instructions-2023.pdf ESP Blog (Sales Tips & More) - https://www.joinesp.com/blog/

Episode four of the Energy Service Partners Proper Project Expectations Podcast, helping you sell solar in California by knowing what to look for to help a job go smoothly. This week is Part Two of Sizing Solar Systems, where we cover details like why to sell certain manufacturers and when to "sell the product, not the brand", as well as our ESP GPT Self-Consumption sizing tool and more. California is still the best place in the country to sell solar - if you know how. If you want to become a partner of ESP, head over to our website today at www.joinesp.com and sign up. Hosts & Guests: Danny O'Malley - Director of Marketing, Andy Schwartze - VP of Sales Operations, Tyler Soukup - VP of Operations, James Byrd - Director of Pre-Installation Operations ESP Batteries: The Ideal Package for Beefy Loads! Useful links:  ESPGPT: Self Consumption or PV Only Sizing Calculator - https://connect.calcapp.net/?app=lkgnor#/ ESP Blog (Sales Tips & More) - https://www.joinesp.com/blog/

Episode three of the Energy Service Partners Proper Project Expectations Podcast, helping you sell solar in California by knowing what to look for to help a job go smoothly. This week is Part One of Sizing Solar Systems, where we cover important concepts and tips on selling the best system for the homeowner's needs, such as savings vs. security by way of Self-Consumption or having dedicated backup power for beefy loads. California is still the best place in the country to sell solar - if you know how. If you want to become a partner of ESP, head over to our website today at www.joinesp.com and sign up. Hosts & Guests: Danny O'Malley - Director of Marketing, Andy Schwartze - VP of Sales Operations, Tyler Soukup - VP of Operations, James Byrd - Director of Pre-Installation Operations Beefy Loads! Useful links:  ESPGPT: Self Consumption or PV Only Sizing Calculator - https://connect.calcapp.net/?app=lkgnor#/ ESP Blog (Sales Tips & More) - https://www.joinesp.com/blog/

Episode Two, Part 2 of "How to Spot Solar Ready Roofs" - we cover home structure, electrical, and general construction expectations. The Energy Service Partners Proper Project Expectations Podcast is here to help you sell solar in California by knowing what to look for to help a job go smoothly. This week, we cover the second part of a granular view of our reference tool called "How To Spot Solar Ready Roofs". We'll continue with more Solar 101 concepts of what makes a good candidate for a solar installation and how to work with homeowners to deliver the best solar product and experience given their always-unique situation. California is still the best place in the country to sell solar - if you know how. If you want to become a partner of ESP, head over to our website today at www.joinesp.com and sign up. Hosts & Guests: Danny O'Malley - Director of Marketing, Andy Schwartze - VP of Sales Operations, Brandon Barton - Director of Dealer Support, Jack Walker - VP of Construction Learn Then Earn! Useful links: How To Spot Solar-Ready Roofs Infographic - https://www.joinesp.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/how-to-spot-solar-ready_v4.png ESP Blog (Sales Tips & More) - https://www.joinesp.com/blog/

Episode one of the Energy Service Partners Proper Project Expectations Podcast, helping you sell solar in California by knowing what to look for to help a job go smoothly. This week, we cover a granular view of our reference tool called "How To Spot Solar Ready Roofs". We cover some basic Solar 101 concepts of what makes a good roof for a solar installation and how to work with homeowners to deliver the best solar product and experience given their always-unique situation. California is still the best place in the country to sell solar - if you know how. If you want to become a partner of ESP, head over to our website today at www.joinesp.com and sign up. Hosts & Guests: Danny O'Malley - Director of Marketing, Andy Schwartze - VP of Sales Operations, Brandon Barton - Director of Dealer Support, Jack Walker - VP of Construction Learn Then Earn! Useful links: How To Spot Solar-Ready Roofs Infographic - https://www.joinesp.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/how-to-spot-solar-ready_v4.png ESP Blog (Sales Tips & More) - https://www.joinesp.com/blog/