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Handled by: Software Support Team

Background: A block on the usage phase will be placed on 11/7 to stop sales reps from inputting a yearly usage larger than 2050,000 kWh. These jobs will require support to review the homeowner's utility bill to verify the real usage before updating the usage phase to allow yearly usage to be higher than 2050,000 kWh.

Note

Do NOT mention to the Sales Rep/Installer what the kWh limit amount is

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Step

Action

1

  • Sales Representative/ Installer will try to quote a project with an annual usage above 2050,000 kWh. However, the system will block it by showing the following error:

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2

  • Have the sales rep/ Installer upload the homeowner's utility bill from the last 3 months, at a minimum, through the documents side menu

Info

Make sure that the most recent utility bill is for a billing period within the past 31 days

  • If there is just 1 Utility Bill, but it reflects the last 3 monthly Usage then we will accept it

  • If the Homeowner has not lived in the residence for 3 Billing periods, we will accept just 1 Bill as an exception

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3

  • Has the Utility Bill been uploaded?

IF YES:

IF NOT:

  • Notify the Sales Rep/Installer that the only way to proceed with a project when the Historical usage exceeds the limit is by providing the homeowner’s utility bill from the last 3 months, at minimum. to reflect that usage

Note

Do NOT mention to the Sales Rep/Installer what the kWh limit amount is

4

  • If the Utility Bill has been uploaded then Click the 3 dots next to the uploaded utility bill

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  • Click on “Download”

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5

  • Once you open the Utility bill, locate the Historical Usage (kWh)

Verify:

  • Name

  • Address

  • kwh for the Month

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Info

Notice this utility bill shows the kWh and bill for October and September. Make sure you use all provided information on the utility bill when reviewing the usage phase.

6

  • Go to the Usage Phase and navigate to the Annual Usage Graph and make sure that all months provided on the utility bills match the values entered on the Usage Phase under the “Historical Usage”

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Do NOT compare with the Historical Cost, Use the “Historical Usage”

7

Does the monthly utility value entered in the usage phase match what is shown on the utility bill?

IF YES:

IF NOT:

Info

Let the sales rep/ Installer know that they will have to update the Historical Usage to match what is showing on the Utility Bill.

8

  • Click the Job Summary icon

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  • Scroll down to the Support section and click the “Update Usage Limit” button

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9

  • Update the usage limit ONLY by referencing the Initial Total Amount that the Usage Phase was showing up

  • Finally; Click on “Update”

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Note

Please note the limit cannot be updated to 100,000 kWh or beyond

Note

And Rememeber: Do NOT mention to the Sales Rep/Installer what the kWh limit amount is

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