Major benefits of accurate shading analysis solar panel

Accurate shade estimation tools provide precise calculations like Solar Access Values (SAV) and Total Solar Resource Fraction (TSRF) that are derived from high-resolution aerial imagery. These data points help designers determine the optimal placement of solar panels within solar PV systems to maximize energy production.

2. Improves financial modeling

An accurate shading analysis allows you to create accurate financial models based on the estimated production capacity of the system. This can help close deals and improve customer satisfaction since financial savings is one of the top reasons consumers decide to install solar panels in the first place.

3. Informs better equipment selection

Since an accurate shading analysis leads to better overall system design, it also leads to better equipment selection in terms of both solar efficiency and cost. Specifically, it can reduce hard costs like the price or quantity of equipment used. But it can also reduce soft costs by streamlining the ordering process and getting things right the first time. 

4. Increases customer satisfaction and referrals

Many customers install solar panels in order to reduce their electric bill. If your systems deliver on that expectation, you’ll likely have happy customers. This typically leads to an influx of referrals, dramatically reducing your customer acquisition costs. 

5. Adds another layer of consumer protection 

Unfortunately, there’s no standard unit of measure for shade when it comes to residential systems. And many user-operated tools produce variable results — a combination that leaves consumers in a tricky spot. An accurate shade analysis that relies on a 3rd party source of truth, however, protects consumers from both dishonest vendors and honest, but inaccurate estimates.