Reviews
Scanifly Software Review
Scanifly delivers a drones dependent survey and software solution for accuracy and speed in the design of the solar PV systems. Scanifly is a solution that few others offer solar system designers; the ability to conduct their own aerial survey and create a 3D model of the site. Scanifly eschews satellite imagery in favor of …
Lyra Solar Software Reviews
LyraSolar is the yet to launch solar permitting software created by the same team that created SolarDesignTool. SolarDesignTool is a design software to simplify the documentation that is required for the permitting and compliance of PV systems with the National Electric Codes (NEC) rating, your utility provider and Authority Having Jurisdiction (AHJ). LyraSolar is a …
Solar Nexus Review
Statistics show that attempts to building a complete suite of software to do the job for a particular business sector is fraught with risk. If an all encompassing software for your solar company is what you are looking for, Solar Nexus is the software platform that does the job. Solar Nexus’ solar companies focused suite …
PV Sol Review
PV Sol by Valentino Software is created for photovoltaic system performance assessment and to prepare technical and financial proposals for residential, commercial, on grid and off grid projects. There are a lot of reasons why PV Sol is a reliable software program. However, now, PV Sol is beginning to show its age and in comparison …
Solargraf Review
Solargraf is a design and sales software for residential and commercial solar requirements, providing an easy to use platform for solar installers and developers. Solargraf is part of a suite of products provided by Sofdesk, which also includes Roofgraf a product for roofing providers. Solargraf’s approach to design and creation of sales proposal depends on …
Sighten Solar Review
Co-Founders Sighten, based in San Francisco, was founded in 2013 by Co Founder: Conlan O Leary, Co Founder: Graham Hommel and Co Founder: David Villagra to create an independent software platform for the residential solar market. Sighten provides solutions for solar installers, channel managers and financiers. As one of the few software companies that provides …
Aurora Solar Review
Founded in 2012 by Sam & Chris, Aurora Solar based in San Francisco, delivers what they saw as a vital need for solar installers. Having to learn system design from their own experience installing solar system for a school in East Africa, they saw that the design and analysis of the solar system took longer …
Helioscope Review
Helioscope is a web based solar design software that is designed to bring accuracy and reliability to solar estimation and energy simulation. Folsom Labs, founded by Paul Grana in 2012 and based in San Francisco, is intent on making solar photovoltaic estimation and simulation effortless yet accurate at the same time. No easy task, considering …
PVsyst Review
In some parts of the solar energy industry PVsyst is the gold standard in solar design and modeling software and with good reason. PVsyst has a long track record and has proven to be a software that can be relied upon for the accurate estimation of the electricity that the solar installation will provide. Certainly …
NearMap Review
Nearmap is one of the leading companies for aerial imagery and gis technology services, covering data from large urban areas across the United States, New Zealand, Australia, and Canada. Nearmap combines its own patented camera systems that are mounted on planes and the photos are taken directly from them, high-quality survey operations, and an automated …
OpenSolar Reviews
The use of the word “Open” as a prefix to the name of a software product creates a vision of a user-developer built product that has a passionate community of supporters and collaborators dedicating their time and effort to build a solution that is robust and inclusive. The various versions and forks would lead to …
Reonomy Review
Reonomy: Product & Company Reonomy is a software platform that provides its users the ability to search, filter and categorize 52 million commercial real estate (CRE) records across the United States to derive property intelligence. This encompasses; property owners’ contact information; data pertaining to size, location and usage of the property; and financial & transactional …
Solar Panel App
Monitoring solar equipment is easy thanks to some clever solar panel apps. Available for Android or iPhone, these applications let you adjust energy production, angle, and more. We took the time to review each of the best solar apps so you’ll have an easier experience managing your solar power system. How can I monitor my …