SOP Background:
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DWC Clarification | DWC failed and the agent called back to clarify terms of the contract. | ||
Installer WC Inquiry | An installer inquiring about uploading a welcome call, or why the welcome call upload button is not on the platform.
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OB DWC/WC No Answer | The customer did not answer when performing an outbound welcome call. | WC Complete - DWC Fail | Customer initially failed the DWC but passed a traditional WC. |
WC Complete - DWC Refused | Customer completed the traditional WC after refusing the DWC. | ||
WC Request - DWC Advise | Installer or Homeowner call in to request/complete a WC and the agent advises to complete DWC.
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Background: When a homeowner indicates “NO” to any of the questions on the welcome checklist, they will be instructed to contact Support for us to clarify the terms of their contract.
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Follow the steps for providing clarity to failed welcome checklist questions and transferring to the Welcome Call phone line | ||
Background: When a homeowner does not call Support the day that they failed the welcome checklist, a Support email ticket is generated the day after in order for us to contact the homeowner and offer assistance. |
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Follow the steps for contacting and helping a homeowner with a failed welcome checklist
Homeowner refuses to complete the Digital Welcome Checklist.
BackgroundFollow the steps for contacting and helping a homeowner with a failed welcome checklist
Homeowner refuses to complete the Digital Welcome Checklist.
Background: When a homeowner refuses to complete the DWC and would prefer to perform a traditional welcome call.
Log into Engine
Locate the homeowner’s job.
Complete a traditional welcome call with the homeowner.
Refer to How to Handle a Traditional Welcome Call.
The installer is requesting a traditional welcome call or is asking why the welcome call upload button is not on the platform.
Reminder: Installers will no longer have the option to manually upload the homeowner’s recorded Welcome Call beginning 02/27/2024.
The agent should redirect the installer to having the homeowner register on the MyEverBright portal and complete the DWC.
Document the reason for the call.
Use the ‘Installer WC Inquiry’ disposition.
Note the installers org in the disposition notes.
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Only an agent can complete a traditional WC. The installer is not able to complete or upload a WC. |
Providing Clarity on Failed Welcome Checklist Questions and Transferring to the Welcome Call Phone Line
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Hello, This email is to notify you that the Welcome Call for [customer name and address] was completed, however the customer’s [enter incorrect information (i.e. name was misspelled)]. Please complete a No Cost Change Order (NCCO) to correct the information. Please contact us if you have any questions at 833-830-0475 or send an email to support@goeverbright.com. Thank you, (Agent name)
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Homeowner with a PPA asks for clarification regarding hail damage. | Response: We will be adjusting our welcome call script to remove the word "Hail", as hail is a covered damage expense. Please refer to the section of your contract that details the Insurance (Section 14 section b). The Power Purchase Agreement contract is a binding agreement between Everbright and yourself. You may proceed with the job under the terms the contract provisions or wait until we correct our Welcome Call Script to adjust the verbiage, either way Hail will be covered. Feel free to reach back out for any further clarification. | |||||
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Homeowner Failed the Welcome Checklist
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Homeowner Failed the Welcome Checklist
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Homeowner contacts Everbright because they failed the Digital Welcome Checklist. | Advise: Thank you for contacting EverBright. I will be assisting you today with providing clarification on the questions you are unsure about. This checklist is required to be completed with an answer of “YES” to all questions to move forward with your solar project. Follow the steps for providing clarity to failed welcome checklist questions and transferring to the Welcome Call phone line. Important: Please do not stay on the phone with the homeowner. Warm Transfer the homeowner to the “Welcome Call” phone line for a traditional welcome call to be completed. | |||||||||
The agent contacts the homeowner because the homeowner failed the Digital Welcome Checklist, and the homeowner answers the call.
| Advise: “Hello (Homeowner Name), I am calling from EverBright Support to discuss the questions on your recently completed Welcome Checklist. This checklist is required to be completed with an answer of “YES” to all questions to move forward with your solar project. I will be assisting you today with providing clarification on the questions you are unsure about.” Follow the steps for providing clarity to failed welcome checklist questions and transferring to the Welcome Call phone line. Important: Please do not stay on the phone with the homeowner. Warm Transfer the homeowner to the “Welcome Call” phone line for a traditional welcome call to be completed. | |||||||||
The agent contacts the homeowner because the homeowner failed the Digital Welcome Checklist, and the homeowner does not answer and/or the agent receives voicemail. | ||||||||||
Note | . | Advise: “Hi (Customer Name), this is (Agent’s Name) from EverBright Homeowner Support. We are calling to discuss the questions on your recently completed Welcome Checklist. Please give us a call back at 833-830-0475. We are open every day from 6 AM to 8 PM Pacific Time / 9 AM to 11 PM Eastern Time. We look forward to hearing from you!”
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If there have been less than 5 outbound attempts | Arrange a Callback Commitment for Digital Welcome Checklist Outbound Support for the following business day. Stop | |||||||||
If this is the 5th attempt | Notify the installer of our inability to connect with the homeowner. Close the ticket. Stop |
Arranging a Callback Commitment for Digital Welcome Checklist Outbound Support
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Add the Request Type: Digital Welcome Checklist
Add the “DWC” label to the ticket.
Determine # of outbound attempts and follow the decision matrix below.
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If there have been less than 5 outbound attempts
Arrange a Callback Commitment for Digital Welcome Checklist Outbound Support for the following business day.
Stop
If this is the 5th attempt
Notify the installer of our inability to connect with the homeowner.
Close the ticket.
Stop
Arranging a Callback Commitment for Digital Welcome Checklist Outbound Support
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Adhere to outbound call time restrictions.
Schedule a callback commitment in CXOne
Enter a note with the following details:
Project Address
Homeowner’s Name, as it appears on the agreement.
Homeowner’s Phone Number
Outcome of the call and attempt #
Notifying the Installer of Our Inability to Connect with the Homeowner
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Copy the Installer’s email address from the contract phase in the homeowner’s job.
Navigate to Milestone 1 in the Operations phase of the customer’s job.
Click on Welcome Call Status
Click on Send Email
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Add the Installer’s email address in “Additional Recipients.”
Add a Custom Note:
Hello,
We have not been able to speak with (homeowner name) to complete the required digital welcome checklist. Please contact the homeowner and advise them to call us at 833-830-0475 to complete the checklist. We are available every day of the week from 9am to 11pm Eastern Time.
Thank You,
(Agent name)
Commonly Failed Welcome Checklist Questions
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Are you aware that by making larger or additional payments before the end of the 18th month your account is active, the amount due for your subsequent monthly payments may be reduced?
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Notifying the Installer of Our Inability to Connect with the Homeowner
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Hello, We have not been able to speak with (homeowner name) to complete the required digital welcome checklist. Please contact the homeowner and advise them to call us at 833-830-0475 to complete the checklist. We are available every day of the week from 9am to 11pm Eastern Time. Thank You, (Agent name) |
Commonly Failed Welcome Checklist Questions
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Are you aware that by making larger or additional payments before the end of the 18th month your account is active, the amount due for your subsequent monthly payments may be reduced? | Your solar financing payments are re-amortized once at month 18. If you make only the buydown payment (by month 18), your subsequent payments will be $X.XX. In addition to the buydown, if you choose to make extra or larger payments before month 18, your subsequent payments will be lower than $X.XX. | |||
Your agreement states that if you choose not to exercise the buydown option and you pay by ACH, you will have 18 monthly payments of $X, 281 monthly payments of $X, and then 1 additional payment of $X. Is that correct? | Your solar financing payments are re-amortized once at month 18. If you make only the buydown payment (by month 18), your subsequent payments will be $X.XX. If you choose not to make a buydown payment, your payment will be $X.XX when the loan re-amortizes. | |||
The annual percentage increase for your price per kilowatt hour is X%. Is that correct? | If the customer questions why the price is increasing yearly (PPA’s) It’s simply how the pricing is structured. The escalator is similar to inflation. While circumstances differ utility by utility, generally speaking, energy prices have increased steadily over time. The difference with the PPA is you know exactly what your future rate will be as it is pre-negotiated and it is a modest [X.X]%. | |||
Do you understand that you will have utility charges and may still have to purchase additional electricity from the utility? | Customers don’t understand why they might still have a utility bill Peak electricity consumption generally happens in the late afternoon/evening hours, combined with the fact that your solar system only generates electricity during daylight hours. Therefore, unless you have battery storage and/or backup, you will need to pull electricity from the grid during other parts of the day in order to provide power to your home. | The customer is asking for clarification about the “Hail” damage with a PPA. | We will be adjusting our welcome call script to remove the word "Hail", as hail is a covered damage expense. Please refer to the section of your contract that details the Insurance (Section 14 section b). The Power Purchase Agreement contract is a binding agreement between Everbright and yourself. You may proceed with the job under the terms the contract provisions or wait until we correct our Welcome Call Script to adjust the verbiage, either way Hail will be coveredthat you will have utility charges and may still have to purchase additional electricity from the utility? | Customers don’t understand why they might still have a utility bill Peak electricity consumption generally happens in the late afternoon/evening hours, combined with the fact that your solar system only generates electricity during daylight hours. Therefore, unless you have battery storage and/or backup, you will need to pull electricity from the grid during other parts of the day in order to provide power to your home. |
Images of a Passed and Failed Welcome Checklist
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