 You may have noticed a trend in our recent releases: we're getting faster.
In this most recent v2.4 rollout, we've completely re-structured our utility rate lookup service to make rates load over 30 times faster than before!
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 First of all, let’s get one thing clear: I was not a Trump supporter before the general election.
Consider this blog an olive branch offering to clean energy supporters on the Right, and a splash of cold water on the face of Democrats: stop with the doom & gloom predictions. Your echo chamber of outrage over the impending apocalypse is doing nothing to bridge the already enormous canyon between us and fellow American Trump-supporters. Like most leftists, I was angry at the misinformation spread by The Donald on his campaign trail regarding solar. His claim that he was informed that a proposed solar investment would pay for itself in 28 years, if true at all, was extremely outdated. But the President-elect has flip-flopped on many issues in the past, proving time and time again that his walk is going to be different from his talk. Having never held public office and therefore having no voting record, we’re forced to read between the lines to figure out where he stands on many issues. And on solar, the lines are clear: Trump will be good for the solar industry.  Loans are here!
QuickSolar is proud to introduce our new solar loan modeling feature! Create your own customized loan profile in seconds, while viewing (in real-time) how your values affect your customer's energy payments in a 25+ year table.  I bought a jumbo pretzel the last time I went to a ballgame at Petco field this past summer.
As I sat in my seat, baking in the hot San Diego sun, grains of salt from my delicious snack fell inconsequentially into my lap. I brushed them off, thinking nothing of it. Had I known, I wouldn't have...I would have... My God, what have I done?  Good solar design is about striking a balance. On one hand, you want things to be done for you. Time is precious, and you can't be bogged down trying to draw panels with bulky CAD software when you're in front of a customer, trying to get them a quick & dirty estimate. On the other hand, you can't always rely on machines to pick up those 4" vent pipes, or knowing when your installers will prefer to flip one panel to landscape in a row of portrait modules.  Source: xkcd As solar contractors, we knew that we needed both-- a system that could use machine automation to get the heavy lifting done, then give us the flexibility we needed to refine the design.  QuickSolar does just that.
As you can see in the screenshot above, (1) the QuickSolar Polygon Tool allows you to draw an area on your customer's rooftop. The area will automatically fill with solar panels. Watch 3 GIFs showing the different ways to add multiple panels in QuickSolar. (2) From there, select individual modules and play with them however you or your design team wants. You have no restrictions on how panels are oriented in a row, or how far apart panels are placed from each other. Watch this short GIF on using the Select tool in QuickSolar. Control is key-- don't let your solar software dictate how your design should look, based on its own limitations. Put the power back in your hands. |
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