The U.S. solar industry is in a period of flux. To stay competitive in this ever-changing market, residential designers and installers need accuracy at every step of the design process. Anything that wastes time and resources, from change orders to extra site visits, can put your company at a disadvantage.

But even now, opportunity abounds. The Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) expects residential installations to hit a floor in 2024, and it’s only up from there. Looking ahead, SEIA expects at least 40 GW of total solar capacity (residential, community, and utility-scale) to be installed in each of the next five years — a 4% annual growth rate from 2025-2029.

The competition for those installations will be fierce. If you’re not working with the most accurate data, the effects will compound as you move through each step in the process:

• Reliance on manual measurements can introduce human error.
• Inaccuracies in measurements in designs lead to costly errors, and delays in the site survey process.
• Project turnaround takes longer, increasing soft costs.
• Ultimately, all these factors add up and can cause cancellations to increase.

To support solar professionals, Aurora Solar is combining its best-in-class simulation and design tools with EagleView Powered Models (EVPM), the most accurate 3D models available. With more than 30 years of combined experience in the industry, Aurora and EagleView are putting the most advanced tools for solar design in a single platform, so you can produce the most accurate designs in less time and at a lower cost.

Equipped with the most advanced data, imagery, and design tools, you can make accuracy your top priority — differentiating yourself from the competition and moving projects from pre-sale to completion with greater speed and precision.