What Is Site Survey?
A site survey is the on-site technical inspection that happens after a homeowner signs a solar contract and before permitting begins, verifying the roof, electrical panel, and shading conditions match what the sales-side design assumed.
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A site survey is the on-site technical inspection that happens after a homeowner signs a solar contract and before permitting begins, verifying the roof, electrical panel, and shading conditions match what the sales-side design assumed.
Site Survey explained
The sales process produces a preliminary design and quote based on satellite imagery, utility bill data, and homeowner-reported information. The site survey is where that preliminary design gets checked against physical reality: roof condition and orientation, structural capacity, electrical panel capacity and location, shading from trees or nearby structures, and any access issues that could affect installation.
A site survey happening after the sale, not before it, means the sale itself was made on assumptions rather than verified data, and it is a genuine point of friction if the survey turns up something that changes the deal, additional electrical panel upgrade cost, a roof that needs work before panels go on, or shading that reduces expected system output below what was pitched.
For a sales org buying appointments, the site survey is downstream of the appointment itself but shapes how a homeowner remembers the sales conversation. A closer who set accurate expectations about what the site survey might uncover protects both the deal and the sales org's reputation better than one who oversold a clean, no-surprises install.
Why it matters when you're buying
Setting expectations about the site survey during the original consultation, rather than letting it be a surprise later, reduces cancellations and complaints after the sale. A homeowner told upfront that panel capacity or roof condition might require an adjustment is a homeowner who trusts the process when that adjustment actually happens.
Frequently Asked Questions
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