Adapting and Thriving: projetsolaire’s Path to Rapid Growth in the French Solar Market
Results at a Glance
System power growth went from 10 to 55 MW, a 5.5X increase using Aurora Solar.
Expanded their installer network by more than 8X from 60 to 520 installers.
In less than 2 years, projetsolaire.com achieved an 865% increase in the number of installed systems.
System power growth went from 0 to 32 MW, a 3X increase year over year using Aurora Solar.
Expanded their installer network by 7X from 60 to 450 installers.
In less than 2 years, projetsolaire.com has achieved an 865% increase in the number of installed systems.
Introduction
Since its founding, projetsolaire.com has been dedicated to accelerating solar development in France while educating the public on the transformative potential of solar energy. With its network of hundreds of local installers, the digital company provides comprehensive support for solar projects, ensuring high-quality, efficient, and transparent installs — for both residential and commercial customers.
Their mission is straightforward yet impactful: Empower individuals with the knowledge and tools necessary for energy independence, contributing to a sustainable future powered by solar. The company’s goals are just as straightforward and impactful: Be the leading choice for solar installers in France.
The Challenges
The French solar market is not without its hurdles. Misinformation and aggressive sales tactics often create a significant trust deficit with potential customers, hindering the adoption of solar solutions. France’s infamous red tape applies to solar also: permitting and paperwork is notoriously complex.
This is where projetsolaire.com steps in to foster transparency and build customer confidence. projetsolaire.com prioritizes transparency in discovering each customer’s solar potential, using Aurora Solar’s advanced 3D design tools to provide accurate, trustworthy information that resonates with customers. These permit-ready designs are then used by projetsolaire.com to streamline the operations of the hundreds of local installers to help them install solar panels more efficiently.
Why Aurora Solar?
projetsolaire.com is committed to using cutting edge technology as a way to achieve their vision of making solar energy accessible to all. Precision and speed are two critical values the projetsolaire.com team cited as key in any solution.
With a mission that matches projetsolaire.com’s and accurate, easy-to-use, constantly advancing technology, Aurora was the perfect fit. This is especially true when it comes to Aurora’s design capabilities (including Aurora AI), which have been vital in helping projetsolaire.com improve operational efficiency and support their impressive growth.
The Solutions and Results
Aurora’s ready-to-use software helps projetsolaire.com show customers how solar energy can work for them. With Aurora, projetsolaire.com can design, sell, and manage solar projects with unprecedented efficiency, delivering unmatched value to local installers and end customers alike. For example, Aurora’s comprehensive LIDAR datasets give projetsolaire.com a competitive edge — allowing them to deliver precise and accurate project designs that resonate with clients.
Scaling with Aurora Solar
projetsolaire.com's growth has been nothing short of remarkable. Starting with just two co-founders, Maarten and Georges, the team has expanded to seven members, while their installer network has surged from 67 to over 520 within just 12 months of launching. And the number of solar projects managed by projetsolaire.com? They skyrocketed from 1,000 systems in the first 2.5 years to over 4,400 projects through July of 2024.
- Installer Network Growth YoY: 8+X (from 67 to 520 installers)
- System Power Growth Total: 10 to 55 MW
- Proposal Accuracy: 100% accuracy in production estimates
Operational Improvement and Customer Trust
The type of growth that projectsolaire.com is achieving doesn’t just happen. On top of all of the day-to-day legwork, you also have to enhance operational capacity and streamline workflows to keep up. At the same time, as the company scales, accuracy only becomes more important — any changes needed throughout the project lifecycle threaten to slow down that growth.
By providing data continuity from one project phase to the next, Aurora has helped projetsolaire.com minimize rework, while the precision of Aurora’s LIDAR data helps reduce change orders significantly. In fact, one client transitioning to commercial and industrial (C&I) solar reduced change orders from 50% to 0% — yes, zero change orders. This level of accuracy has positioned projetsolaire.com as a trusted partner in an industry often plagued by overpromises and ambiguity.
Impact and Future Plans
To date, projetsolaire.com has processed thousands of permitting applications and managed over 55 MW of solar projects — reflecting its significant growth and impact in the solar sector. Aurora Solar has been there every step of the way, helping the company to maintain a competitive edge while delivering accurate energy yields and production estimates.
Looking forward, projetsolaire.com plans to make their customer experiences even better — using Aurora AI to deliver designs and panel layouts instantly. projetsolaire.com's ambitious goal is to create France’s premier all-in-one solar project management platform — helped by fully integrating Aurora Solar at every stage of the solar journey.
Based on what the team at projetsolaire.com has done so far, we wouldn’t bet against them.
