What they knew
Namaste Solar's operations and maintenance team had grown on renewals from systems the company built itself. Every other array in the state was an opportunity, but there was no list of where they were or who owned them. Finding one meant spotting panels on Google Maps, noticing them while driving by, or hearing about a site secondhand. The team wanted to see every installed system in a county, judge its size, and reach the person responsible for keeping it running.
What they asked
Show me every solar installation in Boulder County, estimate the size of each system, split rooftop from ground mount, and tell me who owns the system, not just the land.
What MAIA did
01Mapped every array in the county. Satellite imagery found every parcel with solar modules on it. Public records and owner websites filled in systems the imagery missed, such as campus installations announced publicly but not yet visible from above.
02Sized each system and split the views. MAIA added up the panel area on each site and turned it into an estimated capacity, then split the list into rooftop systems and ground-mount or utility-scale sites, each with its own view.
03Resolved the system owner, not just the landowner. For utility-scale sites, a third-party developer usually owns the system and leases the land. MAIA read parcel records and the public trail on each project to name the operating owner and a contact, so outreach goes to the party that signs an O&M contract.
What came back
- 169 solar arrays identified in Boulder County, each mapped by parcel with its module count, panel area, and an estimated capacity
- Rooftop and ground-mount systems split into their own views, so the team can work the commercial rooftops first
- The system owner named, not just the landowner, so outreach reaches the party that signs an O&M contract
What they did next
The team saved the workflow as a MAIA skill and has rerun it across other Colorado counties to find the best O&M opportunities. With the right owner and contact identified for each system, Namaste is now running targeted outreach to them.
