There are several valid reasons for Signing Up to SolarPVforSchools:

• Your school is thinking about installing a Solar PV System and you want to understand the process.
• You want to understand the process and the experience that other schools have already gone through.
• You want to understand your options as to which manufacturers and suppliers are players in the market.
• You want to know about guarantees and warranties.
• You want to understand the best way to get prices from qualified suppliers.
• You want to understand what size Solar PV System your school will need.

These are just a few of the questions that schools have been asking and which SolarPVforSchools will answer.

Truth is, if you are asking the question, the likelihood is that others are thinking along the same lines as you. SolarPVforSchools will share all these experiences which we sincerely hope will benefit the community

So, by signing up, you will be able to understand the full journey to a Solar PV System at your school, and you can decide when to take the plunge and get involved.

Signing up has no cost to the school.

There is a fee for Solar PV for Schools to carry out a study of your electricity consumption based on your Municipal Invoices, which will be part of a detailed report, together with a fee, if you wish to announce you tender on Solar PV for Schools.

Jump onboard and follow the 100’s of schools already creating waves!

Solar PV Suppliers serving the education sector, finally have a place they can call home, where they can make direct contact with the schools looking to install a Solar PV System

Solar PV for Schools will take the legwork out of the daily activity of your salesforce, by introducing you to schools, ready and waiting to know all about you.

The fundamental and unique reason for this Solar PV for Schools Platform is to give Suppliers a place where they can explain in great detail, the experience of the company, the team involved, contact details, the projects already carried out, and much more.

We are making four essential areas available to Suppliers:

• Overview: detailing an overview of your company
• Profile: everything about your company is important to the decision makers.
• Gallery: post all important photographs of solar installations the company has carried out.
• Reviews: where your Clients are able to post reviews and recommendations.

The more information you post, the more chance you have in being noticed. And you are always able to share your profile page with other perspective Clients, who will be able to see the good things your other Clients are saying about you.

It is important to underline that this area of the Platform is probably the single most important place for suppliers…schools’ decision makers and SGB read in detail and will recommend to their AGM the reasons they will choose their specific supplier. It is therefore important for all suppliers to spend as much time as possible on this area of the Platform.

A Solar PV Manufacturers category will soon be launched, where Manufacturers of Solar Panels, Inverters, Batteries, Roof Mounting Systems, Cables, etc will be able to SignUp to Solar PV for Schools and introduce their products.

The aim is to make schools aware of the unique part of the value chain they are able to fulfil, including the very important guarantees and warranties and extended warranties offered by the manufacturers to suppliers and how the end-user Client (in this case schools) will benefit.

Availability in the South African market is also an important aspect that school will need to understand, in order to ensure continuity of supply over the 25-years life expectancy of the Solar PV System.

We will shortly be speaking to Manufacturers to develop this important part of the Solar PV for Schools Platform.