With Link-X, Sunrun Audits Invoices and Monitors Fleet Utilization.
By leveraging Link-X's solutions, Sunrun has the confidence to know
that their vendor billing is correct and fleet utilization is on
track. Rather than just a 1 time project, Link-X provides real time,
ongoing monitoring.
Sunrun
Lasting Benefits
Invoice Auditing
$200k of erroneous billing identified
Actionable Insights
Data Consolidation
Utilization analysis savings
- Utilization Analysis Savings: $3.5M annually from right sizing fleet size by location
The Link-X platform allowed Sunrun to gain better insights into their
fleet, ensure that vendor billing is correct, and identify regions
where they were over-fleeted. Link-X consolidated all their fleet data
into one system that provides real time monitoring and powerful data
analytic insights that allowed Sunrun to quickly identify savings that
were needed in order to offset market volatility.
Background Information
- Sunrun – America’s #1 Home Solar & Storage Provider
- 2600 medium to light duty vehicles
- Experienced tremendous growth over the past decade
- Shifting operational focus to reduce OPEX
Problem
What We Were Solving For
After years of tremendous growth and a mandate to grow grow grow,
Sunrun shifted focus to reign in spending. As a business with seasonal
spikes, it was difficult to know the number of assets that they would
need and so ended up with an over abundance of vehicles. Fleet
management within Sunrun was tasked with cutting expenses but lacked
the tools and expertise to reduce OPEX without impacting their ability
to meet market opportunities and customer needs.
Consolidate Data
Right Size Fleet
Minimize
Fleet OPEX
Fleet OPEX
Solution
How We Helped
The Link-X platform identified 376 vehicles that were
underutilized. By optimizing fleet size, Sunrun is projected to
save $16.9 million—taking into account average lease payments,
repair and maintenance expenses, and fuel costs. Given the
extensive tools available to Sunrun via the Link-X platform, they
are now able to continually monitor utilization and quickly react
to changes in operational needs.
