Sunnova Energy International, Inc., a leading energy services company, has formed a strategic partnership with OpenSolar, a company known for providing free solar design, sales, and project management software. OpenSolar’s advanced solar design software, which includes AI-powered design automation, will now be available through Sunnova’s Catalyst™ dealer platform.
This collaboration highlights Sunnova’s focus on innovation by offering state-of-the-art solar and storage solutions for homes and businesses. The announcement was made at the Sunnova Summit, an event where industry experts, dealers, technology providers, and policymakers meet to discuss trends and innovations in the energy sector.
Jake Wachman, Sunnova’s Senior Vice President of Technology and Software Engineering, stated “The OpenSolar AI design technology brings best-in-class solar design technology to the Catalyst dealer platform. The integration of OpenSolar’s advanced technologies brings unprecedented speed and precision to solar system design, enabling our dealers to generate accurate proposals in seconds. By streamlining the design process, we empower Sunnova dealers to help customers make better energy decisions faster and more confidently.”
Andrew (“Birchy”) Birch, Co-Founder and CEO of OpenSolar, said “I’m excited that we’ve been able to take our market-leading design accuracy and incorporate artificial intelligence to automatically generate lightning-fast solar system designs. Sunnova’s leading network of dealers will be the first to experience this technology anywhere in the world, benefitting its teams and customers.”
The integration of OpenSolar’s design technology into the Catalyst platform gives Sunnova’s dealers and installers the ability to quickly generate accurate solar system designs. This new tool will help them create precise solar proposals for customers more efficiently, improving the overall solar project process.
