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Responsibilities

of Suppliers
and Installers:
SEANZ Conference 2019
Wellington

Mark Hoskin
MERCURY SOLAR
027 476 5270
mark.hoskin@mercury.co.nz

25th October 2019


WHO WE ARE,
At a glance.
Generates
100%
523 renewable
energy
solar installs since
$6.6b 2016
(23.10.2019)
80K
Market Shareholders
Capitalization (Sept 2019)

51%
(6.11.2019)

6 373K
Crown
Solar installs in
Customers
Shareholding (30.6.2019)
schools to date
Communication is the nub

“You can’t change


the past but you
can learn from it”
What are our responsibilities?

• Identify problems
before they
become issues

• Health & Safety


• Product Warranty
Communication voids are dangerous

“Aim - Zero Harm”


High Performance Teams

The Basics:

1. Team Assessment (Strengths and Weaknesses)


2. Team Behaviours / rules of engagement
3. Personal Histories
4. Communication Styles
5. Gift of Feedback
Understand and log your Complaints!

Customer
2 phase expected 12
property v cent buyback,
single phase but only 8 cents
available
solar system

Solution
Installer delivered did
Not happy with
removed payback, but not address
satellite dish solar sized for client’s primary
and did not future batteries goal – clean
replace power
More Complaints…

$50k 3 phase Hybrid battery Hybrid battery


battery system / system failing in system not
warranty issues power cuts due impacting on bill
with suppliers to loads and lack in winter
but delays in of sun
supply

Lead acid 10kWp solar


batteries – Battery ready, inverter on
salesman had but needs more 5kWp Tesla
written 15 year hardware? Battery – power
life! cut fail
Team Meeting Discovery – Monday morning

Inverter warranty –
liability with supplier

Workmanship
warranty liability with
Mercury / Installer

Min distances not met


– product warranty
void!

Recommendation:
• Post installation
checks
• Observe installs
We Live in a world of new Products
“You can’t change the past but you can learn from it”

Nov 6th whatsapp


to installer.
Communicate
• Phone and Email
• Recorded Conversations
• Job management system
• Weekly Team Meetings
• Supplier Documentation

• Site Survey
• Toolbox meetings
• Panel layouts / inverter locations
• Job Red Flags
• Customer Objectives
• Job Changes

• Website
• Customer booklets
• Terms and Conditions
• Quote
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