Accurate Solar Design Tool Software
The simplest, fastest, most accurate 3D design tool available, for free - anyone on your team can create trusted, bankable proposals in minutes
Create build-ready proposals in under two minutes, using OpenSolar`s class-leading 3D design technology:
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Automated, fully rendered 3D designs
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Enter site address and immediately paint on to-scale panels
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Pitch, azimuth and shading calculated automatically - with no input from user
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Customize system and proposal details directly within Design zone
Independently verified by a leading US Government agency and leading engineering firm PVEL, OpenSolar`s design tool is proven to deliver results you can count on.
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Photogrammetry-based Digital Surface Map (DSM) technology eliminates the time-intensive and error-prone work of manually building site models
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Leading shading estimate accuracy verified by a leading US Government agency
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Performance calculation engine based on the trusted System Advisor Model of a leading US Government agency
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Trusted design outputs lead to accurate savings values and happy customers
Our automated shading analysis saves you time and gives you performance values you can trust:
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Auto-generated and bankable shading analysis values
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Dynamic solar tracing to model shading impacts through day/month/year
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Heatmaps and shade reports
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Sub-panel level shading analysis down to the sub-string to inform optimal equipment configurations
The most accurate solar design tool available, with full 3D modeling and automation, now also includes:
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Ability to design and sell commercial systems
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Global HD imagery coverage with 3D, 2D or custom properties
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Built-in modeling and measurement tool to design accurate systems where no imagery is available
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Roof plane and obstruction setting mode, with automated solar array placement
Customizable, interactive proposals with a complete integrated sales toolkit.
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In-person or remote selling of interactive online proposal or a PDF proposal from any device
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Give your customers choices with multiple system and payment options including cash, finance, PPA or lease
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Multiple customer views of the site in high-definition imagery
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Get notified in real-time when your customer views or interacts with the proposal
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Click to call/text/email and integrated meeting scheduler makes it easy for customers to connect and schedule time with you
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End-to-end functionality to see the deal through - digital approvals, in-app contract signing and integrated payment processing
Fully customizable interactive proposals to give you an edge against the competition. You do you!
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Make it your own and set yourself apart from the competition
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A complete white-label solution - your brand, your content, your style
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Provide detailed product literature from exhibiting partners, or attach your own
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Personalized digital scheduling tools that sync directly with you and your customers` calendars
Premium Imagery, available on OpenSolar on a pay-per-project basis
Currently available in Australia and New Zealand.
3D and 2D imagery on OpenSolar is and always has been free.
But for some projects, solar professionals want to take it to the next level.
Now you can both choose and control how you access and pay for your high-resolution Nearmap imagery to deliver accurate, exceptional proposals.
Some of the benefits include:
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Easily plug Nearmap premium content directly into your proposals that are best suited to high-definition imagery
- Flexible pay-per-project payment option for optimal cost control of your premium imagery
- Direct access to Nearmap Vertical Imagery and 3D data (where available), including historicals
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Benefit directly from our bulk pricing and pay less than you otherwise would for high-resolution imagery: