Optimization
Get More Out of the Solar You Already Own
Not every disappointing system is broken. Some are undersized, some are shaded, some are fine and the household usage simply changed. Those need different answers.
The review
What an optimization review covers
- 1
Production analysis
Actual output compared with what your system size and orientation should produce in your area, month by month.
- 2
Shading assessment
Trees grow. We measure current shading on the array rather than relying on the aerial imagery used at the original sale.
- 3
Equipment health
Inverter status, module-level performance where available, connections and any fault history in the monitoring record.
- 4
Usage change review
EVs, heat pumps, pools, additions and remote work all raise consumption. Often the system is fine and the load grew past it.
- 5
Rate and billing review
Your rate schedule and true-up statement often explain more of the bill than the array does.
- 6
Expansion and storage options
If more capacity or a battery is the right answer, you get the options and what each one changes.
Straight answers
Sometimes the recommendation is to do nothing
If your system is performing as designed and your usage explains the bill, that is what we will tell you.
We would rather give you an accurate answer and earn the next project than sell an upgrade that does not move your bill. Where optimization or expansion genuinely helps, you will see the reasoning and the numbers behind the recommendation.
Solar production, bill offset and payment comparisons vary by home, usage, roof, shading, utility rate schedule and financing terms. Nothing on this site is a guarantee of savings.
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Answers
Optimization questions
Next step
Find out whether the system, the shade or the usage is the problem
One review answers all three, and tells you what — if anything — is worth spending money on.