Residential solar proposals households can follow
The bills, the sizing, the roof, the equipment and the price in one proposal both owners read, sign and pay a deposit on.
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QuoteCloud lets solar retailers send residential proposals from one template: the household's usage and the system sizing in a Spreadsheet block, the site details and roof photos, panels, inverter and battery as price lines set by the sheet, datasheets as PDFs, then both owners sign and pay a deposit through Stripe or PayPal.
Five pages of a solar and battery proposal from a fictional business, Tallowwood Solar & Storage, to Jess and Arlo Penhaligon, taking turns at the front: the cover with their roof; the sizing sheet's System tab showing 15 panels and two battery modules; the site details recorded at the visit; the price table, whose panel, inverter and battery lines are priced by the sheet, totalling $14,575.00 inc tax; and the signature page, signed by both homeowners with the 15% deposit paid.
The Penhaligons' proposal, page by page
One template, filled in for one household. Each page answers a question two owners ask before they sign.
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Tallowwood Solar & StorageSolar & battery proposal TS-2614 Sample · fictional business
Solar & battery proposal
Solar & battery for 18 Larkspur Lane
We sized this system from your last four power bills and what you told us about your evenings. The sizing sheet below shows every figure and every assumption; the price table follows it. Choose a battery size, tick the EV charger if you'd like it, and both sign to book your install.
Cover
It's about their house
Their roof on the cover, their names, and a supply-price validity date set as the proposal's expiry.
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Tallowwood Solar & StorageSolar & battery proposal TS-2614 Sample · fictional business
Your site, as we found it
Forms block · filled in at the site visit
- Roof
- Terracotta tile, 22° pitch · north and west faces free of shade after 9 am
- Storeys
- Single storey
- Switchboard
- Room for a solar main switch · no asbestos backing
- Meter
- Single phase · smart meter
- Existing system
- None
- Battery location
- Garage wall, out of direct sun
- EV now or soon?
- Planning one next year
Forms block: Business plan
Site
What the visit found
Roof, storeys, switchboard, meter and battery location as Forms block fields (Business).
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Tallowwood Solar & StorageSolar & battery proposal TS-2614 Sample · fictional business
Your sizing sheet
Nate's sizing sheet, built into the proposal as a Spreadsheet block. Figures are Tallowwood's estimates from your bills and our assumptions.
B7=ROUNDUP(B6*1000/B5,0)Usage
Row A B C D E 1 Quarter kWh used Days Cost at your rates kWh / day 2 Jan–Mar 1,880 90 $738.20 20.9 3 Apr–Jun 1,720 91 $684.90 18.9 4 Jul–Sep 2,160 92 $835.60 23.5 5 Oct–Dec 2,270 92 $873.00 24.7 6 Year 8,030 365 $3,131.70 22.0 7 8 Evening & night share 40% From the homeowner 9 Evening & night kWh / day 8.8 10 Highest quarter, kWh / day 24.7 11 Usage rate ($/kWh) 0.34 Typed from the bill 12 Feed-in rate ($/kWh) 0.05 Typed from the bill 13 Supply charge ($/day) 1.10 Typed from the bill System
Row A B C D 1 What Value Unit Basis 2 Average daily use 22.0 kWh / day From the bills 3 Peak sun hours 4.2 h / day Installer's assumption 4 System performance 80% Installer's assumption 5 Panel size 440 W Rates tab 6 Target system size 6.55 kW Estimate 7 Panels 15 panels Rounded up 8 Array size 6.60 kW 9 Hybrid inverter 5 kW Panels up to 133% of inverter 10 Evening & night use 8.8 kWh / day From Usage 11 Battery modules 2 × 5 kWh Covers evening use 12 Battery size 10 kWh 13 Generation, a year 8,094 kWh Estimate 14 Used as it's made 4,818 kWh / yr Estimate 15 Stored, used at night 3,212 kWh / yr Estimate 16 Saving, solar only $1,802 a year Estimate 17 Saving, with the battery $2,733 a year Estimate 18 Price line Description → price line Unit price → 19 Panels 15 × 440 W panels · Norrow N440 (6.6 kW) $2,580 20 Racking Rail & clamp kit for 15 panels $540 21 Inverter Pellam PH-5 · 5 kW hybrid inverter $2,350 22 Installation Installation, 15 panels & inverter $1,470 23 Battery (fits evening use) Quolla battery, 2 × 5 kWh modules (10 kWh) $8,130 24 Battery (one more module) Quolla battery, 3 × 5 kWh modules (15 kWh) $11,280 Payback
Row A B C 1 What Value Basis 2 Price table total Price table$14,575.00 Inc tax · linked from the price table 3 Solar-only price $5,632.00 Inc tax 4 Battery price $8,943.00 Inc tax 5 Saving used $2,733 Estimate 6 Simple payback 5.3 years Estimate 7 Our estimate, not a guarantee: your savings depend on your usage, the weather and your tariffs. An EV charger, if ticked, is in the total. Rates
Row A B C 1 Item Size Unit price, ex tax 2 Norrow N440 panel 440 $172 3 Rail & clamp kit, per panel $36 4 Installation, per panel $98 5 Pellam PH-5 · 5 kW hybrid inverter 5 $2,350 6 Pellam PH-8 · 8 kW hybrid inverter 8 $3,150 7 Pellam PH-10 · 10 kW hybrid inverter 10 $3,690 8 Quolla QB-5 battery module 5 $3,150 9 Usable share of each module 90% 10 Quolla backup gateway $1,150 11 Battery installation & commissioning $680 12 Isolators, cabling & switchboard work $640 13 Monitoring kit & app set-up $180 14 Rebate / incentive (installer's figure) −$2,640 15 Pellam EVC-7 · 7 kW EV charger, installed $1,690 Usage System Payback Rates- Typed in
- Installer's assumption
- Estimate
- Connected to the price table
Sizing
Why this size
The sizing sheet in the open: their bills, your assumptions, the estimates, each labelled. How the sheet works.
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Tallowwood Solar & StorageSolar & battery proposal TS-2614 Sample · fictional business
Your system, priced
Solar system
15 × 440 W panels · Norrow N440 (6.6 kW)Mono panels, 25-year product warranty1 system $2,580.00 $2,580.00Pellam PH-5 · 5 kW hybrid inverterRuns the panels and the battery1 ea $2,350.00 $2,350.00Rail & clamp kit for 15 panelsFor your tiled roof, north & west faces1 kit $540.00 $540.00Isolators, cabling & switchboard workAC/DC isolators, conduit, a new solar main switch1 job $640.00 $640.00Monitoring kit & app set-upSee generation and use on your phone1 ea $180.00 $180.00Installation, 15 panels & inverterLicensed installers, one day on site1 job $1,470.00 $1,470.00Rebate / incentive discount Installer's figureInstaller's figure where an incentive applies; we handle the claim1 -$2,640.00 -$2,640.00Battery · choose oneChoose one
No battery for nowYou can add one later: the inverter is battery-ready1 $0.00 $0.00Quolla battery, 2 × 5 kWh modules (10 kWh)Sized for your evening use · includes backup gateway & installation1 system $8,130.00 $8,130.00Quolla battery, 3 × 5 kWh modules (15 kWh)One more module · includes backup gateway & installation1 system $11,280.00 $11,280.00What's in the battery system
- a×2Quolla QB-5 battery modules5 kWh each, stacked on the garage wall
- bQuolla backup gatewaySwitches your essential circuits to the battery in an outage
- cPellam PH-5 hybrid inverterAlready in your solar system: runs the panels and the battery
- dMonitoringBattery level and use, on your phone
EV charger · tick to addTick to add
Pellam EVC-7 · 7 kW EV charger, installedGarage wall, up to 10 m cable run, solar charging mode1 ea $1,690.00 $1,690.00- Subtotal
- $13,250.00
- Tax (10%)
- $1,325.00
- Total
- $14,575.00
- Deposit on signing (15%)
- $2,186.25
Price
What it costs
Lines priced by the sheet, drawn product images, the battery as a choice and the EV charger as a tick.
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Tallowwood Solar & StorageSolar & battery proposal TS-2614 Sample · fictional business
Datasheets & warranties
Attached as PDF blocks
- Norrow N440 panel datasheetDatasheet · 2 pages
- Pellam PH hybrid inverter datasheetDatasheet · 4 pages
- Quolla QB-5 battery datasheet & warrantyWarranty · 6 pages
- Tallowwood workmanship warrantyWarranty · 2 pages
The manufacturers' documents and our own warranty, as PDFs inside the proposal. Accreditation, grid-connection approval and compliance paperwork are ours to arrange; they aren't issued by QuoteCloud.
Datasheets
What's on the roof
Panel, inverter and battery datasheets and your warranty, attached as PDF blocks.
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Tallowwood Solar & StorageSolar & battery proposal TS-2614 Sample · fictional business
From signing to switch-on
StageW1W2W3W4W5W6Deposit paid, design checked Week 1 to 1Network connection approval Week 2 to 3Equipment ordered Week 2 to 3Install day Week 4Meter reconfigured Week 5 to 5Handover & monitoring set-up Week 6Accept, sign and pay
Jess Penhaligon · Homeowner
Signed in person on Nate's tablet · Tue 20 Oct 2026
Deposit on signing (15%)
$2,186.25
Paid via StripePay with card or PayPal
Certificate of authenticity and audit trail attached
Sign
What happens next
The steps to switch-on as a Gantt chart (Business), then both owners sign and pay the deposit.
Two owners, one price they can change themselves
Jess and Arlo can read the proposal at different times and on different screens. When they choose a battery size or tick the EV charger, the price table, the deposit and the payback estimate in the sheet all follow.
The components behind the battery open beneath it, each with a drawn product image, so nobody has to ask what a backup gateway is.
- Battery as one choice: none, sized, one more module
- EV charger as an optional tick
- Deposit follows the total
Price tables and payments: Essentials and up
Battery choicesYour system, priced
Solar system
Battery · choose oneChoose one
What's in the battery system
- a×2Quolla QB-5 battery modules5 kWh each, stacked on the garage wall
- bQuolla backup gatewaySwitches your essential circuits to the battery in an outage
- cPellam PH-5 hybrid inverterAlready in your solar system: runs the panels and the battery
- dMonitoringBattery level and use, on your phone
EV charger · tick to addTick to add
- Subtotal
- $13,250.00
- Tax (10%)
- $1,325.00
- Total
- $14,575.00
- Deposit on signing (15%)
- $2,186.25
Your estimated payback
=ROUND(B2/B5,1)
Payback
| Row | A | B | C |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | What | Value | Basis |
| 2 | Price table total | Price table$14,575.00 | Inc tax · linked from the price table |
| 3 | Solar-only price | $5,632.00 | Inc tax |
| 4 | Battery price | $8,943.00 | Inc tax |
| 5 | Saving used | $2,733 | Estimate |
| 6 | Simple payback | 5.3 years | Estimate |
| 7 | Our estimate, not a guarantee: your savings depend on your usage, the weather and your tariffs. An EV charger, if ticked, is in the total. | ||
What a home solar proposal has to answer
The questions households ask, and the QuoteCloud block that answers each one in the proposal.
Why this size?
A Spreadsheet block with their bills, your assumptions and the sizing, labelled as estimates.
What exactly goes on the roof?
Price lines with drawn product images, notes and datasheets as PDF blocks.
Will it fit our house?
Site details and marked-up roof photos from the visit.
Do we need a battery?
A battery choice with your payback estimate beside each option.
What do we actually pay?
Totals inc tax, any rebate or incentive as your line, and the deposit.
When does it go on?
The steps to switch-on as a Gantt chart, and an expiry date on the supply prices.
Write your residential proposal once
Free for 14 days, no credit card required. Send us your current proposal and sizing spreadsheet and we'll convert one template during the trial.
Datasheets & warranties
The paperwork they'll keep, inside the proposal they sign
Attach the manufacturers' datasheets and your workmanship warranty as PDF blocks. Accreditation, grid approval and compliance paperwork stay yours to arrange.
Solar templatesDatasheets & warranties
Attached as PDF blocks
- Norrow N440 panel datasheetDatasheet · 2 pages
- Pellam PH hybrid inverter datasheetDatasheet · 4 pages
- Quolla QB-5 battery datasheet & warrantyWarranty · 6 pages
- Tallowwood workmanship warrantyWarranty · 2 pages
The manufacturers' documents and our own warranty, as PDFs inside the proposal. Accreditation, grid-connection approval and compliance paperwork are ours to arrange; they aren't issued by QuoteCloud.
From the kitchen table to a signed proposal
What your consultant does for each household, once the template is set up.
Start from the template
Create the proposal from your residential template: cover, sheet, equipment, terms.
Type in the bills
Fill in the Usage tab; the sheet sizes the system and prices the lines.
Add the site
Record the roof and switchboard, and mark up the roof photos.
Send or sit together
Email the link or go through it on your tablet.
Both sign, deposit paid
Each owner signs and the deposit is paid through Stripe or PayPal.
Residential solar templates to start from
Real QuoteCloud templates. Add your Spreadsheet block, price book, datasheets and terms, and send.
- Proposal template Solar Panel Installation Proposal (32) System specs, pricing tables and visuals for a residential solar installation proposal. View template
- Proposal template Solar Panel Installation Proposal (113) A second installation proposal design: system specs, pricing and visuals. View template
- Quote template Solar Quote A customisable solar installation quote for retailers, installers and energy consultants. View template
- Quote template Solar System Quote (291) A cover letter, key benefits, terms and a signature section for a solar system quote. View template
All QuoteCloud templates Templates for solar & battery sales
Residential proposal questions
What should a residential solar proposal include?
The household's usage and how you sized the system, the site details, the equipment with datasheets, the price with any rebate or incentive shown as your line, a battery choice if you offer one, what happens after signing, your terms, and a place for every owner to sign. In QuoteCloud each of these is a block in one template.
Can both homeowners sign the same solar proposal?
Yes. Add each owner as a signer. They can sign online on their own devices or in person on your consultant's tablet, with no account needed. The signed proposal carries a certificate of authenticity and an audit trail. QuoteCloud doesn't set a signing order, so either owner can sign first.
Can the household choose a battery size in the proposal?
Yes. Put the battery sizes in a single-choice group of the price table, with a 'no battery for now' option if you like. When they choose, the total, the deposit and any payback estimate brought back into your sizing sheet all follow.
Can I add roof photos and datasheets?
Yes. Add roof photos as image or gallery blocks and mark them up in the image editor (Starter and up), and attach panel, inverter and battery datasheets and your warranty as PDF blocks. They stay with the signed proposal.
Does QuoteCloud design the system or work out the savings?
No. You size the system in your own Spreadsheet block with your formulas and assumptions, and every generation, saving and payback figure is your estimate. QuoteCloud doesn't design systems, model shading or fetch tariffs or weather data.
Everything a solar business sends
From the sizing sheet to the signed install, for every kind of solar job.
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Sizing calculators that price the proposalYour sizing spreadsheet as a block in the proposal: cells set price lines' descriptions and unit prices, and the total comes back for payback.Explore
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Site assessments & roof photosRoof, switchboard, meter and existing system captured in a Forms block, with marked-up photos, inside the proposal.Explore
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In-home sales & tablet signingSize it at the kitchen table, change the battery as you talk, and both homeowners sign on your tablet.Explore
- Battery add-ons & retrofitsA battery sized from exports and evening use, offered as a choice of sizes, added to a new system or an existing one.
- EV charger quotesA charger as an option in the solar proposal or its own quick quote, paid in full or with a deposit on signing.
- Solar, battery & EV packagesSolar only, solar + battery, or the lot: packages the homeowner chooses inside the proposal, with the price following.
- Rebate & incentive linesAny rebate or incentive as a line you enter, worded your way and tagged as your figure: never calculated by QuoteCloud.
- Commercial solar proposalsLarger systems sized from interval data, approvals on big totals, two directors signing and an install programme.
- Deposits & installation programmesA deposit on signing through Stripe or PayPal, and the steps to switch-on as a programme in the proposal.
- From website enquiry to proposalYour website calculator or enquiry form creates a proposal from your template through the API, Zapier or Make.
- CRM, accounting & job integrationsHubSpot, Pipedrive, Xero, QuickBooks, simPRO and ServiceM8, connected the way each one really connects.
- Solar templatesReal QuoteCloud solar proposal and quote templates, ready for your sizing sheet and price book.
- QuoteCloud implementation for solar retailersYour sizing spreadsheet rebuilt as a block, your price book loaded, payments connected and consultants trained.
- FAQAnswers to the questions solar retailers, battery installers and EV charger installers ask most.
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