Glowship launches first-of-its-kind online platform for Rooftop Solar

Glowship.com has announced the launch of its platform for providing rooftop solar solutions.The platform will primarily target the residential & small commercial segment, estimated to exceed INR 150,000 Cr by 2025 and considered amongst the fastest growing markets in the country.

Rooftop Solar is expected to play a critical role in helping the country achieve its national goals of energy for all and energy independence. With the country receiving 300 days of peak sunshine, the total market potential for rooftop solar in urban settlements is estimated to be 124 GW (source: The Energy Resources Institute). With greater awareness and understanding of the attractive return on investment rooftop solar provides the sector is expected to grow exponentially over the next few years.

Speaking on the launch, Srinivas Potukuchi, Founder & CEO, Glowship.com said, “Over the last 3 years we have seen an increasing interest in customers wanting to adopt solar power. However, there is a lot of noise in the market, with confusion related to the types of solutions available, components being used and lack of a comprehensive comparison and understanding of the benefits that arerestricting adoption. Solar is also widelyperceived as a way to contribute to the environment or a bill reduction solution, with most being unaware that it can also become a captive source of dependable power providing attractive financial returns - that increase every year and are tax-free over the entire lifetime of 20 – 25 yrs.Through our platform, we aim to overcome these barriers by simplifying the purchase process and optimizing the system selection and design for long-term performance. Glowship hopes to accelerate adoption and expand the size of the market by providing end-to-end enablement to both homeowners and partner associates”.

Glowship leverages the power of an E-Commerce platform and its solar expertise to provide customers an instant, accurate quote onlinealong with a comprehensiveestimate of the potential benefits for different types of solar rooftop solutions & configurations, a first-of-its kind offering in the solar industry. For smaller capacities, customers are provided a best-fit recommendation, or, provided the option to configure their own system with components of their choice and place an order for the entire system online. For higher capacities, Glowshipoptimizes the online recommendation to site specific parameters such as the shadow-free area available on the roof and the exact energy consumption pattern of the site through an accurate site assessment carried out by partner associates equipped with its proprietary IoT-based site survey kit; and the customer’s hardware preferences to deliver a solution that is optimal and provides the best return-on-investment and assured performance over its lifetime.

“Glowship’scontrolled ecosystem of certified offline partnersprovidescompanies and manufacturers a viable, cost-effective customer acquisition and distribution channel for their offerings. Our network of partner associates ensures last-mile scaling of our operations while delivering quality,consistency and assurance through end-to-end enablement provided by our technology platform. Glowshipwill also partner with other players in the ecosystem to offer financing options and introduce newer technologies, to further accelerate the adoption of rooftop solar in the country.” said Raghuram Panyam, Co-founder and CTO, Glowship.com