Solar customer acquisition and solar lead qualification

US10552856B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• OPower, Inc. · US

Inventors

• Jonathan Turfboer · Austin, US
• Steven M. Blumenfeld · Lafayette, US
• Anna Lising · Washington, US
• Alex Kinnier · Bethesda, US
• Daniel J. Yates · Washington, US
• Alexander Laskey · Washington, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Aug 16, 2017
• Grant date: Feb 4, 2020
• Expiry date: Aug 16, 2037

Classification

• Technology area (CPC Y): Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
• CPC primary: Y04S50/14
• WIPO field: IT methods for management
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

According to various aspects of the subject technology, systems and methods for qualifying solar leads are described. In certain implementations, data about utility customers and/or other information are used to identify high-quality solar leads, thus reducing the amount of extraneous work for installers and resulting in an overall reduction of the total cost of solar implementations.