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I received an e-mail from Andrew about a Solar Site Assessment app for 3G iPhones. I’ll let him tell the story:
I live in Vancouver, BC, when evaluating my own home for a solar installation I discovered a gap in the solar tools market. I have a lot of trees in my backyard and was interested in doing my own shade analysis assessment. So, I looked around and found expensive tools and manual sun plots, and nothing in between. At the same time my son happened to get an iPhone. I was intrigued with the built in compass and inclinometer capabilities, and putting two and two together I come up with an iPhone based solar assessment tool.
You can check out more at their website:
I know in New York State, NYSERDA requires a site assessment be submitted for each application. In order for a site to qualify for the NYSERDA rebates, it has to be 80% unshaded or more. The rebates themselves are performance based, e.g. the better the site, the more the rebate. This app has the ability to print out a site assessment, which is key.
