For councils and public facilities

Council solar portfolio monitoring without the portal shuffle

Create clarity across council solar and battery systems, give facilities and sustainability teams shared performance data, and coordinate contractors around evidence rather than disconnected screenshots and fault codes.

Illustrative — not live site data
Council solar and battery portfolio
SitesOne portfolioEligible sites can be organised from portfolio level to available device detail.
UsersRole-basedGive internal teams and service partners access appropriate to their responsibilities.
ReportsRepeatableAvailable performance and issue data can support regular operational and stakeholder reporting.
Performance context
Insights

Diagno analyses data over time and notifies you with system issues. It does not control equipment or replace electrical inspection, maintenance or statutory compliance work.

Portfolio-to-device visibility

Read-only cloud and OEM connections

Role-based access for internal and external users

Performance records for governance and reporting

A council-wide operating picture

Make dispersed solar easier to govern

Council solar can be spread across libraries, depots, administration buildings, community facilities and other sites – often with different installation years, contractors and monitoring portals. Diagno provides a common performance workflow across it all.

PORTFOLIO

Bring council sites together

Bring systems into a shared hierarchy so facilities, sustainability and finance teams can work from the same data.

PERFORMANCE

Separate activity from performance

Use device and weather data to identify patterns that deserve review and rectification, especially systems that appear online but may not be generating as expected.

PRIORITY

Give contractors a clearer brief

Describe the affected site, device and likely cause and rectification before dispatch so the contractor arrives with a clear starting point. 

REPORTING

Strengthen the reporting trail

Retain performance, diagnostics and context for the fix that can feed operational reviews, environmental reporting and stakeholder updates.

Council workflow

A measured path from site register to follow-through

Start with a defined portfolio and agree what success looks like for facilities, sustainability, procurement and service teams.

STEP 01

Scope sites and responsibilities

Map the site list, monitoring brands, current portal ownership, contractors and the reports or decisions the council needs to support.

STEP 02

Connect systems

Provide secure, read-only access via our wide range of supported pathways. We’ll let you know the capabilities of what you’ve brought on the platform.

STEP 03

Review performance over time

Build a portfolio baseline, examine emerging or historical patterns and agree how findings should be triaged.

STEP 04

Coordinate and record action

Send qualified contractors when necessary, then retain comments and outcomes on-platform for future reporting and accountability.

Public-sector proof

Remote Solar Health Checks across three Sydney council areas

Diagno partnered with Waverley, Woollahra and Randwick Councils to create a Solar Health Check pilot program for eligible residents and small businesses.

For those eligible, we brought their system on to the platform and monitored it for a month. Afterwards a report was delivered that indicated system performance, any issues and next steps.

The result of the pilot was that for systems identified as eligible, Diagno’s intervention was able to improve outcomes for roughly 30%. This includes restoring generation to systems that weren’t generating, and restoring communications for systems that had lost it.

What this example shows

  • Joint collaboration with three councils
  • Diagno’s analysis resulted in improved sustainability outcomes across the LGAs
  • No physical site visits were required for initial inspection

3

Local government areas

2,011

residents reached (page views)

~30%

systems assessed surfaced an addressable issue

Research collaboration

Diagnostics informed by Australian research collaboration

Diagno is an industry participant in the RACE for 2030 “Maximising solar ROI” project, led by solar research leaders University of New South Wales and co-led by the UTS Institute for Sustainable Futures. We worked with our research partners to develop industry-leading algorithms and analysis techniques that are actively being brought onto the platform.

UNSW-led

UNSW has been at the forefront of photovoltaic research for decades. Working with SPREE (School of Photovoltaics and Renewable Energy Engineering) gives Diagno the opportunity to apply world-leading research to continually improve our diagnostic algorithms and analysis techniques.

UTS co-led

Working with the UTS Institute for Sustainable Futures gives Diagno the opportunity to help translate cutting-edge research into practical diagnostic tools for commercial solar systems, improving fault detection, maintenance decisions and operational performance.

Useful next reads

Plan a council solar monitoring approach

Use these pages to test fit across source systems, operational teams and public-facing programs.

RESOURCE

Solutions overview

Compare the council workflow with service-provider and commercial portfolio needs.

RESOURCE

Monitoring versus diagnostics

Understand the difference between seeing that a site is online and investigating how it is performing.

Council questions

Council solar portfolio monitoring FAQs

Can Diagno monitor every solar system across council facilities?

It’s likely. We currently support upwards of 18 distinct data sources, including metering providers and direct inverter/battery monitoring. The common exceptions are decades-old systems and defunct brands. Regardless, we’re happy to work with you to get all your systems online. 

No. Diagno exerts no control over any devices we monitor, without exception, and we ask for the minimum possible permissions necessary to offer system oversight.

Yes. Users can be added to exactly the sites and systems that they need to see, without concern that they’ll receive issue notifications or data that they’re not meant to see.

It depends. If we become aware of a safety risk, we’ll let you know as soon as we’re sure. For major performance issues we typically notify after a day, with communications issues after a few days as these often resolve on their own. If you have specific requirements, talk to us and we’ll be able to sort something out.

Start with a portfolio review

Give your council solar and battery portfolio a shared operating picture

Bring a list of your assets and brands. We’ll ask a few questions  about your current workflow and tell you exactly how we fit in and save you time.