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Phone system and dialer for solar companiesYour solar leads cost a fortune. Call them before anyone else does.
Homeowners shopping for solar ask several installers for quotes. TalkerIQ gives your sales team a phone system and dialer built for that race: every lead gets an AI call and text within minutes, homeowners are qualified on the questions that matter, and site surveys land on your consultants' calendars — then customers get project updates by text until the panels are on.
One solar lead, worked end to end
- Sat 3:10 PMLead from a Facebook adHomeowner · Saturday afternoon
- Sat 3:11 PMAI agent calls in a minuteFrom a local number, inside calling hours
- Sat 3:16 PMQualifiedOwns home · south-facing roof · $240/mo electric bill
- Sat 3:17 PMSite survey bookedTuesday 10 AM · reminder texted
- Weeks 2–8Updates through installPermit approved · install date · system on
How do solar companies contact leads faster?
By calling every new lead automatically within minutes and following up by text until they answer. TalkerIQ is a phone system and sales dialer for solar installers with AI built in: an AI agent calls and texts new leads, qualifies homeowners on ownership, roof and electric bill, and books site surveys, while your closers work warm leads from a power or predictive dialer.
- Calls
- New leads within minutes
- Qualifies
- Homeownership, roof, bill, shade
- Books
- Site surveys and consultations
- Updates
- Permit, install and PTO by text
- Plans from
- $29/user/mo billed annually
Sound familiar?
We pay a lot for every lead, and the homeowner gets three calls from three installers in the first hour. If we're not first, we're usually not in the deal.
Solar buyers compare quotes. The installer who reaches them first and books the survey is the one who gets to make the case.
Expensive leads go cold
Leads arrive evenings and weekends, while setters are off or busy — and every hour cuts the chance of a conversation.
Closers waste time on bad fits
Renters, shaded roofs and tiny bills reach consultants who should be in front of qualified homeowners.
Customers go quiet after signing
Permits and interconnection take weeks. Without updates, customers worry, call the office — or cancel.
How it works
From ad click to a booked site survey.
Leads arrive in real time
Ad platforms, landing pages and lead vendors send leads to TalkerIQ through integrations or webhooks.
AutomaticAI calls in minutes
A local number calls the homeowner inside calling hours; if they don't answer, a text follows immediately.
AIQualified on what matters
Homeownership, roof type and age, shade, monthly bill and decision-makers — your questions, asked naturally.
AISurvey booked or handed off
Qualified homeowners book a site survey or consultation, or transfer live to an available closer.
AI + your teamUpdates until it's switched on
Permit, install and permission-to-operate updates go out by text, and questions reach the right person.
AI + your team
Setters & closers
More homeowner conversations per rep, per hour.
Setters work lead lists from a power or predictive dialer with local presence and one-click voicemail drop. Every call is recorded, summarised and logged with a disposition, so closers walk into the consultation knowing the bill, the roof and the objections.
- Power dialer from Growth, predictive on Pro
- Local presence for higher answer rates
- Recording and AI summaries on every call
Four ways to work a call list
Rep reviews the record, then clicks to dial.
Next number dials the moment a call ends.
Dials several lines; reps only get live answers.
AI makes the calls, qualifies, then hands hot leads to reps.
AI qualification
Consultants meet homeowners who can go solar.
The AI agent qualifies every lead before it reaches your team — homeowner or renter, roof condition, shade, average bill — then books the survey or transfers a hot lead to the next available closer with a summary on screen.
- Your qualification script, asked in natural conversation
- Live transfer for ready-to-talk homeowners
- Polite disqualification for renters and bad fits
AI qualifies · closer takes it
- Homeowner
- Mark & Jen D.
- Bill
- ~$300/mo summer
- Roof
- Asphalt, 6 years old
- Shade
- Minimal
- Decision
- Both on the call
Project updates
Signed customers always know what's next.
Keep customers informed from contract to permission to operate. Send milestone texts from your business number, let the AI SMS agent answer "where is my project?" questions, and route anything else to project coordinators in the shared inbox.
- Milestone texts for permits, install dates and PTO
- AI answers status questions from your knowledge base
- Referral asks once the system is live
Business number · project thread
What changes
What changes when every solar lead is called in minutes.
to first call
Reach homeowners while they are still comparing installers.
consultations
Closers meet qualified homeowners with the details in hand.
dials per setter
Dialers handle the dialing, voicemails and logging.
cancellations
Customers stay informed from contract to PTO.
The details
The tools a solar sales team actually uses.
Power dialer
Setters dial lists one click at a time. Power dialer
Predictive dialer
High-volume dialing for larger teams. Predictive
Local presence
Show a local area code in every market. Local presence
AI qualification
Calls and qualifies new leads 24/7. AI voice agents
Smart retries
Best time and channel for every lead. Smart retries
Campaign copilot
Describe a cadence; Spark builds it. Spark
Two-way texting
Lead follow-up and project updates. Texting
Live wallboard
Dials, connects and booked surveys by rep. Wallboard
CRM sync
Calls, texts and dispositions logged automatically. CRM integrations
A day with TalkerIQ
What happens to a solar lead on a Saturday afternoon?
A weekend at a regional residential solar installer. Marco runs sales; Tara is a solar consultant.
- A homeowner fills out an ad form
The lead reaches TalkerIQ and starts a speed-to-lead flow.
- The AI agent calls
It confirms the homeowner owns the house, asks about the roof, shade and electric bill, and books a Tuesday site survey.
- A missed lead gets a text
Another homeowner doesn't answer. A text goes out; smart retries try again Sunday afternoon and she books.
- Setters power through aged leads
The team works last month's leads on the power dialer with local presence and voicemail drop.
- Tara arrives prepared
The AI summary tells her the bill, roof age and that both owners will be home. She designs the proposal on the spot.
- Updates keep the deal alive
Permit, install and PTO texts go out automatically. Result: leads reached first, consultants in front of qualified homeowners, and customers who stay signed.
Compare
Manual follow-up, a basic dialer or TalkerIQ: which books more site surveys?
Here is how each approach handles a new solar lead.
| Manual follow-up | Basic dialer | TalkerIQ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| First call to new leads | When a setter gets to it | When a campaign runs | Within minutes, 24/7 |
| Qualifies before a closer joins | No | No | Yes, AI on your script |
| Texts when the lead doesn't answer | If someone remembers | Sometimes | Automatically |
| Inbound calls and IVR | Separate system | Often separate | Same system |
| Project updates by text | Manual | No | Built in |
| Recording and AI summaries | Rarely | Recording only | Every call |
See how smart retries work, or compare TalkerIQ plans.
People and AI
Consultants close. The AI keeps the calendar full.
People handle the sale
- Consultations and proposals
- Financing and incentive questions
- Hot leads transferred with details captured
AI handles the chase
- First call on every new lead, any hour
- Qualification and survey booking
- Retries, reminders and project updates
Where it fits
Built for every solar sales model.
Residential installers
Call web and ad leads in minutes, book site surveys and keep customers updated through install.
Smart retriesSolar sales organizations
Give setters a predictive dialer with local presence and closers a calendar of qualified consultations.
Predictive dialerRoofing + solar & battery storage
Run multi-product follow-up campaigns by call and text from one system, with every reply routed.
Campaign flowsCustomer reviews
What teams say on G2.
4.74.7 out of 5 · 18 reviews on G2Teams use TalkerIQ to answer every call, qualify leads and hand customers to the right person with context.
“I find TalkerIQ useful because it saves time for my office staff and me by answering calls when we are closed or busy, which makes me feel like I can step away sometimes. It's also more affordable than hiring a full-time receptionist. … Using TalkerIQ, I feel like I can focus more on my family, as I don't have to pick up every phone call, and I can get back to them on my own time.”
Excerpts from verified reviews collected by and hosted on G2.com.
FAQ
Questions solar companies ask
Still unsure? Talk to our team.
Reviewed by the TalkerIQ product team · Updated
How fast can TalkerIQ call a new solar lead?
Within minutes of the lead arriving, at any hour, as long as it is within allowed calling hours for the homeowner. If they don't pick up, a text follows and smart retries try again at a better time.
What does the AI ask homeowners?
Whatever you set: typically homeownership, roof type and age, shade, average electric bill and who makes the decision. Qualified homeowners book a site survey or transfer live to a consultant.
Does TalkerIQ include a dialer for solar setters?
Yes. The power dialer, local presence, voicemail drop and dispositions start on Growth, with AI summaries on every call; predictive dialing and AI outbound calling are on Pro.
How does TalkerIQ help with calling and texting compliance?
TalkerIQ enforces calling windows, Do-Not-Call lists and opt-outs and supports 10DLC registration for business texting. You are responsible for collecting consent from leads; check requirements with your compliance team.
Can we send project updates by text?
Yes. Send milestone texts for permits, install dates and permission to operate from your business number. The AI SMS agent answers common status questions and routes the rest to your team.
Will calls and texts log to our CRM?
Yes. Calls, recordings, texts, dispositions and AI summaries log to HubSpot, Salesforce, GoHighLevel and other CRMs, and webhooks and an API connect other systems.
What is the best phone system for a solar sales team?
Look for speed-to-lead automation, power and predictive dialing, local presence, texting and AI qualification in one system. TalkerIQ includes all of these, starting at $29/user/mo billed annually.
How much does TalkerIQ cost for solar companies?
TalkerIQ is priced per user per month with no seat minimum: Starter $39 for the phone system and texting, Growth $79 adding dialers, bulk SMS and an AI receptionist, and Pro $149 adding 100 AI minutes per user, the AI outbound dialer and AI SMS. See pricing.
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