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Planning for rooftop solar requires real-time, high-quality imagery. Satellite or aerial imagery is common and works for preliminary designs, but the true gold standard is

Summary: Tree shading has massive implications for production analysis of solar arrays. However, how do you know if a young tree will continue growing or

Takeaway: Third-party consultants can offer a lot of flexibility, cost-effectiveness, and specialized knowledge. However, you need to be willing to engage with them to truly

If you want to scale with flexibility, have peaks and valleys in your work, need specialized support, or are growing a niche solar company, working with third-party design consultants can add tremendous value and scalability to your business.

A common misconception about third-party outsourcing is that in-house teams can’t impact delivery times. The theory goes that you are completely removed from the process and the Design consultants you hired to do everything. In reality, though, you have a lot of control over delivery times. If you choose to set-and-forget, perhaps not. But if you’re willing to be involved, you can speed things up considerably.

Here are three ways to speed up the process while ensuring quality.

Getting full plan sets doesn’t need to mean tons of in-house work. If you are willing to work with trusted third parties, you can collect survey data and seamlessly get quality plan sets developed in under 48 hours. If you are thinking of scaling up your solar team without any additional overhead or fixed costs, here’s how the process looks.

Dormant deciduous trees–species that lose their leaves seasonally–cause interesting challenges for solar contractors in both production and shade estimates. This article looks more in-depth at which dormant deciduous tree factors impact solar projects and how to manage them as a contractor.