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March 2021- QuickSolar Release Notes

3/18/2021

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Enhanced Incentive Selections

Background: Previously, incentives that were applied to a particular project were limited to one incentive per level (Federal, State, Utility, and Regional).

Value: This new interface allows incentives to be applied at any level, for up to four incentives total per project. For example, if you have two state-level incentives for which a project qualifies, they can now both be selected.

New custom incentives can continue to be added on the fly from this screen as well.
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How to use it: 
  • Log in to QuickSolar (or sign up for a free account here)
  • Open a project, or start a new one
  • Click the green Edit icon in the Subsidies section
  • Select a level from the 1st dropdown. Available incentives at that level will appear in the 2nd dropdown
  • Click the Add Incentive button to add a new row; up to 4 total rows can be added
  • Click ​Save

​Feature ID: #438

Default to Extended 2021 U.S. Federal Tax Credit

Background: Previously, the default federal tax credit was set to the 2020 tax credit.

Value: With the newest extension of the 26% U.S. Federal Tax Credit, new projects created after 1/1/2021 have been defaulting to this selection.

Click here to view the details of this incentive.

​Feature ID: #1260
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QuickSolar Survey: Measuring the Effects of COVID-19

7/3/2020

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How has your solar business been impacted by COVID-19? Take this short survey to let us know.

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July 2020 - QuickSolar Release Notes

7/3/2020

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Create Custom Solar Panels

Feature ID: #1156
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Background: Previously, if a solar panel was unavailable in the QuickSolar Solar Panel Database, the user would need to request it be added from QuickSolar, which could take some time.

Value: This feature allows the user to create their own custom solar panel from within the QuickSolar Design Tool.
  • Adding panels can be done on the fly, while setting up a new design
  • Only 5 fields are required to create a new panel. Other "Advanced fields" are available as optional data.
  • Saved panels can be selected from the panel search bar for future designs
  • New Solar Manufacturers can be added as well, if it doesn't already exist in the system
  • A new custom panel is available to the user who created it, as well as others within the company. It is NOT available to users outside of the company
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How to use it: 
  • Log in to QuickSolar (or sign up for a free account here)
  • Open a project
  • Start a new design
  • Find the property, and move to Step 2
  • If you cannot find your panel in the search bar, click the green "Add panel" button on the right side of the search bar
  • Fill out the required fields shown
    • Search our database for the module Manufacturer, and select one from the list that appears. If the Manufacturer cannot be found, add it by clicking the "Add New Manufacturer" button
  • Advanced fields are optional
  • Click the "Save" button

Auto-calc Energy Bill Data

Feature ID: #729
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Background: Previously, missing data would be automatically calculated from within the design tool, but not in the Project Page. 

Value: This feature allows "missing" energy cost or consumption data to be automatically calculated from within the Energy Bills section of the Project Page.
  • Can be configured using the "Auto-calc" toggle in the Energy Bills window
  • Uses the selected Utility Rate for that project to calculate missing data. This works for either a flat utility rate, or any selected rate schedule.
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How to use it: 
  • Log in to QuickSolar (or sign up for a free account here)
  • Open a project
  • Edit the "Energy Bills" section. The "Auto-fill" toggle will be turned ON by default
  • Enter any value into any of the cells. The opposing value will calculate automatically based on your selected utility rate.
  • To manually enter values, simply click the "Auto-fill" toggle to turn it OFF.

Label changed to "Average monthly savings (Year 1)" in proposal

Feature ID: #1248

Background: Previously, the label in the proposal was "Average monthly savings," which was slightly misleading; the calculated value only shows the monthly savings for the first year of operation, and may not be the same in subsequent years. 

Value: We've added "Year 1" to the label to make it clearer to homeowners on proposals that this average monthly savings value only applies to the first year of operation of the designed solar system.

How to use it: 
  • Log in to QuickSolar (or sign up for a free account here)
  • Open a project
  • Open a proposal
  • Scroll to the last page, and note the top value is now labeled "Average monthly savings (Year 1)"

Bug fix: "Other" incentive Type no longer produces error message

Bug ID: #1249
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Original bug: Previously, when creating a custom incentive, choosing "Other" as the incentive "Type" would produce a notation error when attempting to save.

Fix: You can now choose "Other" as the incentive "Type" without experiencing any bugs when attempting to save.

How to test: 
  • Log in to QuickSolar (or sign up for a free account here)
  • Click "Welcome" in the upper-right
  • Select "Incentive Wiki"
  • Click "Create New Incentive"
  • For "Type" select "Other"
  • Fill out all other required fields
  • Click Save button
  • The new incentive will properly save
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What’s Happening With Solar Roads?

1/17/2018

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Everywhere you look, there’s a different solar power project going on, and one of the most interesting are solar roads. From American startups to French prototypes and beyond, solar roads have gone through their trials and tribulations. Where’s the technology at? Will we be seeing them in the near future? Let’s get into the details about their place in the world, and if they’re really worth it.

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Bigger & Better Subscription Packages

11/4/2017

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QuickSolar has created a new set of subscription offerings that allow you to grow & manage your solar business with more cost-effective packages.

And best of all, QuickSolar is still the most easy-to-use solar design tool on the Web, so you don't have to spend much time and money training your team!
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