BidProof

# BidProof: Independent Solar Proposal Review for Homeowners
## Comprehensive Protection Before You Sign
BidProof is an independent review service designed specifically for homeowners evaluating residential solar installation proposals. Before you commit to a major home energy investment, BidProof provides a thorough, unbiased examination of your solar proposal to ensure you're making an informed decision based on accurate information and fair terms.
## How BidProof Works
The process is straightforward and homeowner-friendly. Simply upload your solar proposal in any convenient format—PDF document, photo, or screenshot—through BidProof's secure platform. Whether you've received a proposal from a local installer, a national solar company, or a regional provider, BidProof reviews it with the same rigorous standards. There's no need to retype information or worry about formatting; the service accommodates real-world document submission.
## What BidProof Checks
BidProof conducts a comprehensive examination across multiple critical areas that typically appear in solar proposals:
**Pricing and Financial Terms**: The service verifies that the quoted price aligns with current market rates for similar installations in your region. It checks financing terms, down payments, monthly payment amounts, interest rates, and loan terms against independent benchmarks. BidProof ensures you understand the true cost of ownership and identifies any financing structures that may be unfavorable or inconsistent with industry standards.
**Energy Production Estimates**: Solar companies use complex modeling software to project how much electricity your system will generate. BidProof validates these estimates by cross-referencing them against independent solar resource data, your home's actual characteristics, and verified performance data from comparable systems. This helps identify whether projections are realistic or inflated.
**Savings Calculations**: The math connecting energy production to dollar savings is critical—and often where discrepancies appear. BidProof verifies the calculations that show your projected annual savings, payback period, and lifetime savings. It checks whether these figures align with the energy production estimates and your actual electricity rates, ensuring the financial promises are grounded in reality.
**Equipment Specifications**: Not all solar panels and inverters perform equally. BidProof reviews the specific equipment being proposed for your system, checking that components are quality-rated, appropriate for your climate and home, and competitive with what other installers recommend for similar installations.
**Warranty Coverage and Terms**: Solar systems come with multiple warranties covering panels, inverters, workmanship, and performance. BidProof analyzes what's actually covered, for how long, and what's excluded. It identifies warranty gaps and explains what protection you'll actually have.
**Financing Options**: Whether the proposal includes a purchase plan, lease, power purchase agreement (PPA), or loan, BidProof examines the terms and compares them against industry norms and your specific situation.
**Claimed Incentives**: Federal tax credits, state rebates, utility incentives, and local programs change frequently and vary by location. BidProof verifies that incentives claimed in your proposal are actually available to you and correctly applied.
## The BidProof Report Format
Rather than overwhelming you with technical jargon, BidProof delivers findings using clear, plain-language results:
**Pass**: The element meets reasonable standards and appears accurate and fair.
**Revise**: The element needs clarification or adjustment. Questions to ask your installer are included.
**Flag**: The element appears problematic or cannot be verified. The report explains specific concerns and what you should investigate further.
The report also identifies what could not be checked and explains why, providing transparency about the limitations of any independent review. Most importantly, BidProof provides a clear list of follow-up questions to take back to the installer or solar company before you sign anything. These questions help you gather missing information, clarify discrepancies, and negotiate better terms if needed.
## Reports You Can Keep and Share
Your BidProof report generates a digital document you can download, save, print, and share. Keep it with your important home documents. Show it to a trusted advisor, spouse, financial planner, or family member. Use it as backup documentation in future conversations with the solar company. The report is yours to use as needed.
## Pricing Options
BidProof offers two service levels:
**Proposal Review ($49)**: Covers examination of the solar proposal document itself—pricing, equipment, energy estimates, savings calculations, warranties, and incentives.
**Proposal and Contract Review ($99)**: Includes everything in the proposal review plus