What is Aurora Solar?
Aurora Solar offers a sophisticated platform designed to optimize every stage of the solar project lifecycle. It enables users to create highly accurate solar designs remotely, eliminating the need for initial site visits and saving valuable time and resources during the quoting process. The platform facilitates the generation of personalized, permit-quality proposals swiftly, often requiring only an address and an electric bill, enhancing the customer experience and accelerating deal closure.
The system incorporates advanced tools such as 3D visualizations, LIDAR-assisted modeling for enhanced precision, and bankable shade reports. It supports complex configurations, including battery storage and backup sizing, alongside detailed financial analysis incorporating utility rates, incentives, and integrated financing options. By integrating design, sales, and delivery processes, Aurora Solar aims to reduce change orders, improve operational efficiency, and help solar businesses scale effectively while ensuring accuracy and customer satisfaction.
Features
- Accurate Remote Design: Create precise solar designs without initial site visits using 3D modeling and HD imagery.
- Sales Mode: Generate customized proposals quickly with financial analysis and interactive selling tools.
- LIDAR-Assisted Modeling: Utilize LIDAR data for enhanced accuracy in roof and site modeling (Premium/Enterprise feature).
- Bankable Shade Reports: Produce reliable shade analysis essential for performance predictions and financing.
- Battery Storage Modeling: Design and size battery storage and backup systems, including advanced modeling.
- Financial Analysis Tools: Incorporate utility rates, incentives, adders, discounts, and integrated financing options.
- Aurora AI (Lead Capture): Engage website visitors with instant, personalized 3D solar estimates to capture leads.
- Contract Manager: Streamline the contract management process for solar projects (Scale plan feature).
Use Cases
- Generating accurate solar panel layouts and system designs remotely.
- Creating professional and customized sales proposals for residential and commercial clients.
- Streamlining the workflow for solar projects from initial lead to installation.
- Modeling solar energy systems that include battery storage solutions.
- Performing detailed financial viability assessments for solar installations.
- Capturing and qualifying leads through interactive online estimations.
- Managing and executing solar project contracts efficiently.
FAQs
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How accurate are Aurora Solar designs?
Aurora Solar focuses on high accuracy, utilizing tools like 3D modeling and LIDAR data (Premium/Enterprise plans). Customer testimonials indicate it helps significantly reduce change orders and matches manual measurements. -
Can Aurora Solar speed up the sales process?
Yes, its Sales Mode is designed to create detailed proposals rapidly, significantly reducing the time sales representatives spend compared to traditional methods, according to user feedback. -
Does Aurora Solar support battery storage design?
Yes, the platform includes features for designing systems with battery storage, including backup sizing and advanced modeling capabilities. -
Is it possible to create designs without visiting the property?
Yes, Aurora Solar enables the creation of accurate solar designs remotely, leveraging aerial imagery and other data sources, eliminating the need for an initial site visit. -
Does Aurora Solar integrate with financing providers?
Yes, the platform offers integrations with third-party ownership (TPO) and other financing partners, allowing financing options to be included directly within sales proposals.
