Your Complete Guide To Charts In Solar Proof
Charts are one of the fastest ways to turn a solar quote into a sale. A homeowner or business owner may skim the numbers, but a clear graph showing their bill dropping, their payback date, or their savings stacking up over 25 years does the persuading for you. Solar Proof gives you a full library of solar proposal charts — covering financials, energy production, environmental impact, battery performance and interval data — and because the platform is fully customisable, every chart can be rendered in your own company colours to match your branding.
This guide walks through the types of charts available in Solar Proof, what each one shows, and how to use them to build more compelling, transparent solar proposals. You can also download the complete list of charts and their codes below to see exactly what you can drop into your proposal templates.
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How charts work in Solar Proof
Every chart in Solar Proof is generated automatically from the project data you've already entered — system size, location, tariff, interval/usage data and battery configuration. To place a chart in a proposal, you insert its chart code (a short merge tag) into your template wherever you want the graph to appear. When the proposal renders, Solar Proof replaces the code with a live, project-specific chart drawn in your chosen colours. The full list of available codes is in the downloadable PDF above.
Financial charts
These are the charts that close deals — they translate kilowatt-hours into dollars.
- Bill comparison — your customer's electricity bill before solar versus after solar, so the saving is obvious at a glance.
- Annual savings — the projected dollar saving each year, accounting for electricity price rises and feed-in tariffs.
- Cumulative savings & payback — total spend with and without solar over the system lifetime; the point where the lines cross is the payback period.
- Cashflow / return on investment — net cashflow year by year, ideal for commercial clients weighing the investment.
- Feed-in tariff revenue — income earned from exported energy and how it changes over time.
Energy & production charts
These charts show the customer how the system actually performs across the day, the seasons and its lifetime.
- Monthly solar generation — expected output across the year, highlighting seasonal variation.
- Consumption vs generation — how household or business usage lines up with solar production.
- Self-consumption vs export — how much solar energy is used on-site versus sent to the grid.
- System degradation — gradual reduction in output over the panels' lifetime, so expectations are set honestly.
Interval data charts
If you've uploaded a customer's interval (smart meter) data, Solar Proof can plot their real usage in granular detail — daily, weekly and monthly load profiles overlaid with solar production. This is one of the most powerful trust-builders in a proposal: instead of generic assumptions, the customer sees an analysis based on their own consumption.
Battery charts
With the move toward solar-plus-storage, battery charts help justify the upgrade.
- Charge & discharge profile — how the battery fills during the day and discharges in the evening.
- Battery vs no battery — the difference in grid reliance and savings with storage added.
Environmental impact charts
Many customers buy on values, not just dollars. Solar Proof can present the system's CO₂ savings in relatable terms — equivalent trees planted or car kilometres avoided — to reinforce the feel-good factor of going solar.
Customising charts to your brand
Because Solar Proof is fully customisable, you're never locked into a default look. Set your chart colours to match your company palette so every proposal reinforces your brand, and place chart codes anywhere in your NETCC-compliant templates. Consistent, professional charts in your colours make your business look established and trustworthy — exactly what a customer wants before signing.
Frequently asked questions
What charts can I include in a Solar Proof proposal?
Solar Proof includes financial charts (bill comparison, savings, payback, cashflow, feed-in revenue), energy and production charts (monthly generation, consumption vs generation, self-consumption vs export, degradation), interval-data load profiles, battery charge/discharge charts, and environmental-impact charts. The full list with codes is available in the downloadable PDF above.
Can I change the colours of the charts?
Yes. Solar Proof is fully customisable, so you can render every chart in your own company colours to keep your proposals on brand.
How do I add a chart to my proposal template?
Insert the relevant chart code (a short merge tag) into your template where you want the chart to appear. When the proposal is generated, Solar Proof inserts a live chart built from that project's data.
Do charts use the customer's real energy data?
They can. If you upload a customer's interval (smart meter) data, Solar Proof plots charts based on their actual consumption, giving a far more accurate and persuasive proposal than generic estimates.
