Determining solar module domestic content pricing, availability, and IRS eligibility percentages can be a time-consuming and challenging process. In a rapidly changing market, developers and module buyers need access to accurate, on-demand data to answer their domestic content-related questions and meet the rising domestic content percentage requirements.
With Anza, you can instantly access the domestic content data you need to qualify for the bonus credit and optimize your portfolio while keeping capital costs tight. Anza’s Domestic Content Mode automates manual spreadsheet work while showing a market-wide view, crunching pricing from 35+ suppliers and ranking every valid blend by lifetime value in seconds. Take a closer look at how this calculator helps developers, IPPs, EPCs, and utilities reclaim hours of analysis time.
Domestic & imported module blending 101
Many solar module buyers and developers ideally want to use a combination of domestic and imported modules to minimize project CapEx while still hitting the threshold for domestic content. With lean or capacity-constrained teams or no in-house software, organizations often rely on error-prone spreadsheets, tying up analysts’ hours.
Here are a few ways Anza clients utilize our on-demand domestic content data and automated calculator to save time and gain a competitive advantage.
Finding blended options in minutes
A developer with a small team and no internal engineer had not previously considered domestic content as an option when designing projects. With no in-house tools, testing different blends of domestic and imported modules to qualify for the 10% adder would require days of work.
Our developer client used the domestic content calculator to quickly demonstrate how to reach the required percentage on a high-cost tracker project with minimal redesign. They discovered that investing 13.5 cents more in domestic content would unlock 28 cents in project value, improving their IRR. With Anza, this client has fast, defensible calculations that could be shared with outside parties while optimizing their project.
Eliminating weeks of manual analysis for portfolios
Anza assisted a different developer client in running portfolio-wide scenarios to identify a single solar module specification that covers multiple racking geometries across four projects. They needed to quickly see which blend of domestic and imported modules could meet domestic content eligibility percentage requirements across their rooftop and carport projects.
Anza’s tool helped our client to run a blend analysis rapidly across mixed racking and filter options using common frame sizes. After completing individual blending models for each of the four projects, they easily compiled a shortlist of modules to request best and final pricing for, shaving off CapEx in less time.
Aggressive optimization through supplier mixing
A lean developer/EPC with a sizable project pipeline had a clear goal: maximize CapEx savings, even if utilizing multiple suppliers required additional effort. Many developers and IPPs prefer using the same supplier, frame size, and Pmax when blending domestic and imported modules to simplify contracts and streamline installation. As an experienced EPC, this client was willing to tackle the potential complexities that could come with multiple suppliers.
With Anza, they quickly ran multi-supplier blending scenarios, ranking available options by Effective $/W, allowing decisions to be made the same day their financing model is updated. By combining 67% large-frame imported modules with 33% domestic modules, they captured 7.5 cents/W in project value and easily exported their blending analysis to justify their choices to their board.
Accessing early market intel
With an early-stage 300 MW project on the horizon, a developer/IPP client wanted to look ahead to 2026 to feel confident about domestic module availability and pricing. With suppliers’ plans for domestic content manufacturing often shifting, this developer needed up-to-date supply chain data for their internal team to use in custom modeling.
Anza’s data and analytics platform provided our client with a forward-view of domestic modules and enabled them to evaluate three domestic and imported module combinations in minutes. Our tool helped them to solidify their sourcing strategy a year in advance, with clear data to provide to investors.
Don’t depend on third parties with static intel or manual analyses. With Anza, you get domestic content pricing availability, IRS eligibility percentages, and a calculator to determine domestic and international blends that achieve the most financial value. Arrive at negotiations and procurements knowing the highest valued qualifying mix of domestic and imported content. Gain a competitive advantage for your bids, negotiations, and financing, and spend time on strategic negotiations instead of busy work with Anza’s Domestic Content Mode. Learn more about Anza’s domestic content insights and schedule a demo today.
