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Point an autonomous agent at scheduling, and let people review output instead of producing it. Aimed at solar owner-operators, proving value before anyone signs anything.
In short: Solar Scheduling is an autonomous agent aimed at solar owner-operators, covering scheduling. It scores 73/100 on AltF Ideas, carried by monetisation (96) and held back by feasibility (35). Typical pricing is $4.3k–$92k per customer per year, with a first version reachable in six to twelve months for $37k–$127k.
Solar teams lose a calendar rebuilt by hand every time one job slips. In most solar businesses this job has never had software written for it. The error rate is tolerated because measuring it would cost more than the errors.
Point an autonomous agent at scheduling, and let people review output instead of producing it. Revenue is per-outcome, which suits a buyer who wants the cost to track the value rather than the seat count.
| Total addressable market | $645M |
|---|---|
| Category growth (CAGR) | 22% |
| Annual contract value | $4.3k – $92k |
| Pricing model | Per-outcome |
| Time to first revenue | 81 days |
| Startup cost to MVP | $37k – $127k |
| Build effort | 6-12 months |
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 |
|---|---|
| An offshore back office | Cheaper per hour, but does not scale down to the tail |
| An internal hire | Works until volume doubles, then breaks again |
| A spreadsheet | The real incumbent in most of the market, and it is free |
The buying cycle is slower than the build, so runway assumptions matter more than code.
An idea you cannot act on is entertainment. Four concrete steps, wired to tools already running on AltFTool.
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