AN FRANCISCO, Oct. 28, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Aurora Solar—the business’s main software program platform for distributed photo voltaic and storage—introduced immediately that the variety of PV initiatives designed of their software program surpassed the 4,000,000 milestone. Even extra noteworthy is that Aurora Solar reached 4 million initiatives from 3 million in simply six months.
“This is a big milestone for us, but more importantly, for the solar industry as a whole,” stated Samuel Adeyemo, Co-founder of Aurora Solar. “The industry is growing fast, and we’re excited to be able to provide solutions that can help it scale even faster.”
Using Aurora, photo voltaic professionals can carry out distant photo voltaic shading evaluation, design photo voltaic and storage techniques, forecast how a lot vitality the PV system will produce, calculate electrical energy invoice financial savings, decide the variety of batteries for backup energy, generate gross sales proposals with financing choices, and rather more.
Nearly all photo voltaic firms are utilizing not less than one third-party software program, and a majority of them are utilizing software program particularly for PV system design. This is sensible. New buyer acquisition prices are excessive, and software program can assist cut back smooth prices and improve workflow effectivity. Solar firms do not should construct their very own instruments for system design or operations; they’ve choices to outsource for options—an indication the photo voltaic business is maturing.
“Site visits are nearly a thing of the past, and the design workflow is much faster and smoother using Aurora,” stated Matt Webb, Sunpro Solar’s Director of Design. “Aurora’s cutting-edge technology allows my team to get access to more data points with greater accuracy for any site.”
The photo voltaic business skilled a big slowdown in installations with work stoppages and uncertainty from COVID-19, however there are various optimistic indicators that time in direction of the business’s resiliency and power. The U.S. Solar Market Insight Q3 2020 report launched by the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) and Wood Mackenzie is forecasting an total 37% annual progress this 12 months—down simply 6% from pre-pandemic forecasts. For residential photo voltaic, installations weren’t as severely impacted as initially anticipated as a result of easing of strict shelter-in-place orders and installer enterprise mannequin improvements.
“The pandemic has made face-to-face sales consultations impossible in many places, and we’re excited to see the residential sector adapting and adopting remote sales processes,” stated Christopher Hopper, Co-founder of Aurora Solar. “Ultimately, Aurora’s goal is to help the industry grow, leading to a future powered by solar energy.”
Industry Recognition
Aurora Solar’s robust excessive progress is coupled with huge business recognition because the main software program.
- Aurora Solar was introduced as a finalist for the S&P’s 2020 Global Energy Awards (winners can be introduced in December)
- Aurora was voted by the neighborhood and awarded the Solar Power World’s Leadership in Solar Energy Award for software program a number of occasions—most of any software program
- In early 2019, Aurora Solar raised $20M in Series A funding, largest for any photo voltaic software program
About Aurora Solar Inc.
Aurora Solar is a fast-growing firm that builds highly effective software program options for distributed photo voltaic and storage. Aurora turned the primary to supply a variety of instruments to simply measurement a battery backup system and make suggestions based mostly on the home-owner’s backup wants in September 2020. To date, over 4 million photo voltaic initiatives have been designed in Aurora globally. For extra info, go to https://www.aurorasolar.com and comply with us on Twitter @AuroraSolarInc
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