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Mark Liffmann, CEO of Omnidian | Solar Asset Management with a Performance Guarantee Ep.78


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Installing solar energy systems in our homes and businesses is a good first step. But how do we keep those solar farms up and running?  

Is there a solar asset management service that can monitor your system, remotely diagnose problems and send a technician when necessary?  

Better yet, is there a service that offers a performance guarantee? 

Mark Liffman is the Cofounder and CEO of Omnidian, the leading provider of performance assurance for distributed energy assets in the US. Mark spent nearly five years as Senior Business Development Manager at SunPower and four years as VP of Sales, Marketing and Business Development at Clean Power Research before cofounding Omnidian in 2016.

On this episode of Clean Power Hour, Mark joins Tim to explain how his team uses actuarial data, an understanding of weather risk and advanced monitoring capabilities to offer its performance guarantee. 

Mark discusses the benefits of working with Omnidian and describes how their subscription model guarantees the performance of solar assets and pays customers in the event of a shortfall. 

Listen in for Mark’s insight around the machine learning and AI technology Omnidian uses to detect, diagnose and remediate issues in commercial and residential systems producing 1,500 Megawatts of solar energy generation across the US.  

Key Takeaways 

How Mark’s experience working at SunPower inspired the creation of Omnidian 

Omnidian‘s role as the leading provider of performance assurance for distributed energy assets in the US  

How Omnidian uses actuarial data, an understanding of weather risk and advanced monitoring capabilities to offer its performance guarantee 

Omnidian’s experience servicing assets across 40 states over the last 5 years 

How SunPower evolved to focus exclusively on its residential dealer business and spun out a family of companies in the solar space 

Maxeon’s partnership with Omnidian to bundle a one-year performance guarantee with every commercial solar system sold in the US 

How the Omnidian subscription model works to guarantee performance of solar assets and pay customers in the event of a shortfall 

Why Omnidian partners must choose equipment and monitoring systems from an approved vendor list 

How Omnidian leverages machine learning and AI to detect, diagnose

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