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Published examples top out at 25 kW and no platform found verified larger-system capability (openai, anthropic, perplexity)."},{"fit":"not_best_suited","scenario":"Sites requiring extensive grading, major clearing, difficult foundations, rock excavation, or very long trench runs, unless GroundMounts confirms it can self-perform or manage that work (openai)."},{"fit":"not_best_suited","scenario":"Buyers seeking leases, PPAs, batteries, or published financing products. GroundMounts states no leases or PPAs, and no platform found a documented battery or backup-power offering ."}],"citations":{"source_mix":{"company_owned":21,"independent":5,"unclear":0},"sources_referenced_by_questions":0,"support_mix":{"direct":22,"partial":4},"total_sources":26,"unique_domain_count":9},"claims":[{"claim_id":"claim-001","confidence":"verified","observed_at":"2026-09-30","platform_support":["anthropic","deepseek","google","grok","kimi","openai","perplexity"],"predicate":"platforms_analyzed","qualifier":"valid included platform responses","subject":"Best Ground-Mount Solar Installation Companies for Large Properties","unit":"platforms","value":7},{"claim_id":"claim-002","confidence":"verified","observed_at":"2026-09-30","platform_support":["anthropic","perplexity"],"predicate":"final_consensus_rank","qualifier":"ground-mount solar installation for acreage","subject":"GroundMounts","unit":"rank","value":3},{"claim_id":"claim-003","confidence":"verified","observed_at":"2026-09-30","platform_support":["anthropic","perplexity"],"predicate":"platform_mentions","qualifier":"out of 7","subject":"GroundMounts","unit":"platforms","value":2},{"claim_id":"claim-004","confidence":"verified","observed_at":"2026-09-30","platform_support":["openai","anthropic","google"],"predicate":"fit_rating_count","qualifier":"good","subject":"GroundMounts","unit":"platforms","value":3},{"claim_id":"claim-005","confidence":"verified","observed_at":"2026-09-30","platform_support":["grok","perplexity"],"predicate":"fit_rating_count","qualifier":"mixed","subject":"GroundMounts","unit":"platforms","value":2},{"claim_id":"claim-006","confidence":"verified","observed_at":"2026-09-30","platform_support":["deepseek","kimi"],"predicate":"fit_rating_count","qualifier":"uncertain","subject":"GroundMounts","unit":"platforms","value":2}],"content_scope":"aggregated facts, computed metrics, and retrieval summaries","entities":[{"average_rank":1,"best_rank":1,"entity_id":"entity-001","entity_type":"company","final_rank":3,"name":"GroundMounts","platform_mentions":2,"platform_share":0.2857142857142857}],"identity":{"dataset_url":"https://homeservicesconsensusindex.com/datasets/solar-panel-installation-and-energy-systems/ground-mount-solar-installation/groundmounts.json","page_url":"https://homeservicesconsensusindex.com/solar-panel-installation-and-energy-systems/ground-mount-solar-installation/groundmounts","report_type":"fit_review","study_id":"HSCI-STUDY-C11B1315B6BF","title":"GroundMounts Review for Large Properties"},"limitations":["Use the run researchdate as the study date. Platform-reported dates are provenance metadata and do not independently prove freshness.","All included platforms evaluated fit, but platformmentions counts only platforms that named the entity during ranking discovery.","Do not resolve conflicting product names, pricing, or capabilities by guessing; describe the conflict and tell buyers what to verify.","The supplied URLs were collected from platform responses and were not independently validated by the writer stage.","Company-owned citations materially outnumber independent citations; do not describe company claims as independently verified.","Platform-reported research dates differ from the authoritative run date; disclose this as a methodology limitation.","Citations are platform-reported evidence, not independently verified facts. No-search model claims require explicit verification before being described as current facts."],"methodology":{"fit_rating_contract":["strong","good","mixed","weak","uncertain"],"included_valid_platform_count":7,"maximum_finalists":10,"minimum_mentions":2,"name":"Home Services Consensus Index cross-platform AI consensus analysis","platforms_included":["anthropic","deepseek","google","grok","kimi","openai","perplexity"],"platforms_queried":["openai","anthropic","deepseek","grok","perplexity","kimi","google"],"stages":["ranking_discovery","fit_assessment","normalization","editorial_synthesis"],"version":"alias-table-1"},"provenance":{"generated_at":"2026-09-30 17:21:46.995128+00","research_date":"2026-09-30","source_snapshot_sha256":"538f53883c6618862ef403681f372ac21291ab831626fb646ac277cf9fcd92f9","verification_scope":"public_verification"},"ranking":{"candidates_evaluated":36,"qualified_finalists":5,"ranking_unit":"Ground-mount solar installation company"},"schema_version":4,"summary":"GroundMounts is a good fit, but narrowly: it suits North Texas homeowners and landowners with open, relatively accessible acreage who want a residential ground-mounted system and installer-managed permitting. 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