Solar and storage procurement platform Anza now has expanded capabilities that give buyers the ability to instantly organize and rank every technical, commercial, supply chain and risk-related aspect of equipment required to select the ideal modules for solar projects. Anza’s offering will introduce a new era of confidence and efficiency for developers, IPPs and EPCs with instantaneous, granular insights into products and suppliers to help meet project deadlines, minimize risk and maximize purchasing power.

“We find ourselves at a pivotal moment as solar industry growth, project deployments and technology improvements are all accelerating,” says Mike Hall, CEO of Anza. “Procurement professionals have to navigate a vast field of module options, and without access to real-time data to evaluate risk and other key factors, they are left having to make critical multi-million-dollar decisions with limited information. This is compounded by increasingly prevalent trade and import risks, which can derail project schedules and negatively impact the bottom line. With Anza, buyers have the data and tools needed to confidently and comprehensively navigate these risks and gain valuable insights into suppliers’ products, supply chains, and more.”

For decades, the solar and storage procurement process has relied on the same inefficient, manual, and offline processes that are incompatible with today’s dynamic marketplace. Ultimately, this has put procurement, developers, and project engineers at a disadvantage when making purchasing decisions, especially while navigating an ever-growing web of complexities – from equipment pricing volatility to extreme weather and counterparty risk to external supply-chain factors like UFLPA and AD/CVD. Understanding how these factors influence project purchases and outcomes in real-time is critical as they impact everything from project timelines to lifetime value and profitability.

Anza’s new platform capabilities close this knowledge gap through its one-stop shop for buyers to make optimal design and procurement decisions rapidly. Powered by its proprietary optimization engine, Anza offers buyers a way to compare and rank equipment based on a slate of customizable, stackable filters, such as product price, size, performance in extreme weather, supply-chain factors (e.g., UFLPA, AD/CVD), technical specifications, third-party traceability audits, payment terms, counterparty risk and more.

Launched as an independent company just last year, Anza is supported by a team with decades of experience in solar and storage procurement.

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