Built around your shop — not bolted on

By the time they hang up, the solar array consultations is quoted, booked, and on the tech's phone.

Not an AI receptionist bolted onto someone else's software. DispatchNode prices from your solar installation catalog and rules, books the job on the board, collects Stripe, and the tech sees it on their phone.

14-daytrialSpeed-to-lead is the top conversion factor for residential solar inquiriesAvg ticket: $24,000 average residential solar installation
Solar Installation industry scene

Anatomy of a Lost Job

7:15 PM - Urgent Call

Homeowner got their highest electric bill ever — $480 — and wants solar quotes immediately.

7:50 PM — No Answer

"Please leave a message or press 1 for..."

7:18 PM - Lead Hangs Up

Searches Google, hires a competitor who answers.

Bottom Line

-$18,000

Estimated Opportunity Lost

The Old Way:
Losing Installs to Voicemail.

A homeowner submits a solar lead form at 8:47 PM. Five companies receive the lead simultaneously. The installer who responds at 8:48 PM books the consultation while the one who calls at 9:02 PM gets voicemail. A 14-minute delay on a $24,000 installation lead is the difference between a signed contract and a dead number.

A sales rep drives 40 minutes to a home consultation and climbs onto the roof to discover 20-year-old crumbling asphalt shingles that need full replacement before panels can be mounted. The homeowner can't afford a $12,000 reroof plus $24,000 in solar. The rep has wasted $250 in acquisition cost and 3 hours of selling time.

A financially savvy homeowner asks your CSR about time-of-use rate optimization and net metering credit rollover. The CSR stumbles through a vague answer. The homeowner immediately ends the call and books with the competitor whose rep explained the exact dollar-per-kWh buyback rate.

Quote, book, collect, and dispatch — on one call

Quotes from your catalog

Live catalog and rules — not a script that says someone will call you back.

Books it on the board

Confirmed job, not a voicemail. Piper holds the slot, then writes it onto the board.

Collects, then dispatches

Stripe before hang-up. The tech sees the job, the map, and the notes on their phone.

Anatomy of a booked job

7:15 PM - Urgent Call

Homeowner got their highest electric bill ever — $480 — and wants solar quotes immediately.

7:15 PM - Instant Answer

Piper answers instantly and qualifies the lead.

7:17 PM - Job Booked

Solar consultation booked. Roof orientation and utility bill requested via SMS. Site survey scheduled.

Bottom Line

+$18,000

Revenue Captured While You Slept

Configured to your trade

Call → quote → book → deposit → dispatch

Not a receptionist bolted onto someone else's software. One agent, your rules — on the phone and the widget — and the job lands on the tech's phone.

  1. 01

    Call

    Twilio number or the website widget

  2. 02

    Answer

    Piper · 29+ languages · first ring

  3. 03

    Quote

    Live catalog and rules

  4. 04

    Book

    Confirmed on the board

  5. 05

    Deposit

    Stripe before hang-up

  6. 06

    Dispatch

    Map + tech's phone

Your solar installation operation — not just the phone

Intake, catalog, and dispatch in your terms. The same person on the call and the widget. Unlimited techs and office.

Your agent, your voice

  • You pick Piper and the speaking voice — or clone yours
  • Callers hear your shop, not a generic receptionist
  • Knowledge base, pronunciation, and solar installation intake in your language

Dispatch & calendar

  • Live map, travel buffers, recurring routes
  • Time clock with GPS; availability on the call
  • Holds a slot, then books it onto the board

CRM, quotes & jobs

  • Intake and catalog and rules the way your shop already talks
  • Estimates the customer approves by text
  • Jobs created from the call transcript

Get paid

  • Invoices + Stripe links, including mid-call deposits
  • A/R dunning, job costing, 1099 contractor payouts
  • QuickBooks Online & Xero on Starter+

In the field

  • Native iOS & Android — no per-tech fee
  • photos, signatures, and checklists
  • Before/after PDFs and on-my-way ETAs

The customer

  • No-login portal from an SMS link
  • Pay, approve quotes, reschedule, see ETA
  • Reminders, review asks, agreement renewals

Contracts & cadence

  • Service agreements with e-sign review
  • Recurring jobs generated on a cadence
  • 60 / 30 / 7-day renewal reminders

Shop, parts & fleet

  • Pricebook, inventory, vendors, serialized assets
  • Bay, counter, or warehouse when you need them
  • Vehicles, equipment, optional telematics

Office, team & growth

  • 11 roles, audit log, website & campaigns
  • Google + Outlook calendars; Gusto time sync
  • REST + MCP API on Starter — your catalog, your terms

Live today Stripe · Twilio · QuickBooks Online · Xero · Gusto · Google Calendar · Outlook · Slack · CallRail · Lob · Mapbox / Google Maps · REST + MCP

Solar Installation markets

Local AI dispatch pages for top metros — same shop OS, city-specific operating context.

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More metros at /locations · each city page is self-canonical for solar installation.

Piper - Your AI Voice Agent for Solar Installation

Meet Piper

Your AI Voice Agent for Solar Installation

Answers the phone, asks for their street address, texts them a deposit link, and drops the confirmed job into your schedule.

Solar Installation — why missed calls hurt

Market reality

A homeowner submits a solar quote request on a comparison website at 8:47 PM. Within 90 seconds, three installers call her phone. By minute 5, she has booked an appointment with the first company that sounded knowledgeable. The two companies that called at minute 8 and minute 15 will never hear from her again — each losing a $24,000 installation.

How Piper wins the job

A homeowner submits a quote request at 8:47 PM. The AI agent answers the inbound call triggered by the form submission within seconds. It confirms the roof is 7 years old, south-facing with minimal shading, and captures the household's average monthly kWh usage from the caller's latest utility bill amount. It explains the exact 30% federal tax credit, breaking down the dollar savings on a $24,000 system. It books a virtual design consultation for the next morning and fires a webhook that pushes a financing pre-qualification link to the homeowner's phone. The sales rep logs into the video call with a fully primed buyer who already understands their payback period.

Frequently Asked Questions

How does the AI agent explain solar financial incentives without overwhelming the caller?

The AI agent calculates the exact dollar value of the 30% federal tax credit based on the system size discussed during the call. It then layers in local SREC values and utility rebates, presenting a single net cost figure and estimated monthly loan payment. It explains lease versus loan trade-offs only when the caller asks, keeping the initial pitch focused on total savings.

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