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An autonomous agent that sits beside the existing system, reads what it already produces, and closes scheduling. Aimed at solar owner-operators, surfacing the exposure nobody has priced.
In short: Automated Scheduling for Solar is an autonomous agent aimed at solar owner-operators, covering scheduling. It scores 72/100 on AltF Ideas, carried by timing (94) and held back by monetisation (39). Typical pricing is $800–$9.0k per customer per year, with a first version reachable in about a quarter for $15k–$34k.
Solar teams lose a calendar rebuilt by hand every time one job slips. The work sits between two systems that were never designed to talk. The cost is invisible on any P&L line, which is why it never gets fixed.
An autonomous agent that sits beside the existing system, reads what it already produces, and closes scheduling. Revenue is flat saas, which suits a buyer who wants the cost to track the value rather than the seat count.
| Total addressable market | $866M |
|---|---|
| Category growth (CAGR) | 22% |
| Annual contract value | $800 – $9.0k |
| Pricing model | Flat SaaS |
| Time to first revenue | 39 days |
| Startup cost to MVP | $15k – $34k |
| Build effort | ~1 quarter |
Tool-using agents became reliable enough to close a loop without supervision. Solar is growing at roughly 24% a year, and this job has not been re-tooled since it was designed around paper.
| Who | The gap |
|---|---|
| The incumbent suite | Sells a platform; this job is one neglected module inside it |
| A spreadsheet | The real incumbent in most of the market, and it is free |
| An offshore back office | Cheaper per hour, but does not scale down to the tail |
The data you need lives on paper in a back office; digitisation is half the product.
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