The $2,500 Mistake That Started It All
“$2,500??”
That was my wife's reaction when we discovered our rooftop solar system had been completely offline for 8 months. $2,500 in savings — gone.
I'm Rich. I've worked in the solar industry for nearly 20 years and am known as the guy that was first to call out that solar farms nationwide were underperforming — kinda like Steve Carell in the Big Short. So if anyone should know better: it should be me.
But here's what I discovered: it wasn't entirely my fault.
My installer likely turned off my monitoring alerts — on purpose. Why? Because fewer alerts to me meant fewer warranty service calls for them. It's a common practice that saves installers money, especially during the 10-year workmanship warranty.
I built SolarDoctor — first for myself, and now for you. It's a simple tool with a powerful purpose: to tell you not just if your system is working, but how well it's performing compared to what it should produce.
No one will care about your solar investment as much as you do. SolarDoctor is the tool that has your back.