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title: "How to prepare a solar inquiry summary from notes at a solar installer"
description: "How to prepare a solar inquiry summary from notes at a solar installer. Use the named office files, check missing facts, and get staff approval before sending."
canonical: "https://scalewithsearch.com/guides/solar-installation/prepare-a-solar-inquiry-summary-from-notes"
date: "2026-09-30"
modified: "2026-10-02"
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# How to prepare a solar inquiry summary from notes at a solar installer.

A solar inquiry leaves site details your office still needs. Prepare the questions before the estimator reviews the request.

## What you need before you start

- The current solar inquiry
- Service area and accepted work
- The written solar intake checklist

## Write these rules down first

- Keep residential and small commercial requests separate when the checklist requires it.
- Use the inquiry for requested work and supplied files.
- Ask the estimator to settle missing location, authority, or callback details.

## What to tell the assistant

```text
Read the current solar inquiry. Read service area and accepted work. Read the written solar intake checklist. List requested work, site location, callback details, and supplied files. List missing answers separately for the estimator. Do not design a system, approve a site, price work, or book visits. Stop for missing location, authority, or contact details before estimator review. Use only these files. Mark missing facts. Do not guess. Prepare a draft for review. Do not send or change source files.
```

## Check before it goes out

- Does the summary preserve the requested work?
- Are site location, authority, and callback details present?
- Are missing answers visible?
- Does the draft avoid design, price, and booking decisions?

## What it never does

Write these limits into this job's instructions. Do not design systems, approve sites, or price extra work. Changed sites, quotes, scope, or dates need another review. Require staff approval before each message goes out.

## Next step for Prepare a solar inquiry summary from notes

Next step: read the industry page for [solar installation](/for/solar-installation#1-prepare-a-solar-inquiry-summary-from-notes).
Check your own site: [Is my trade business ready for AI? Free check](/check/trades).
Get a written scope: [Your written scope](/work).

## Other jobs for solar installers.

- [How to draft a follow-up from the approved solar quote at a solar installer](/guides/solar-installation/draft-a-follow-up-from-the-approved-solar-quote)
- [How to draft an installation update from the job file at a solar installer](/guides/solar-installation/draft-an-installation-update-from-the-job-file)

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