S O L A

R

M A P

For a typical home solar array, one

year of electricity (3.76MWh)

eliminates 2.5 tonnes CO2 and 7kg

of SO2

Since 2010,

$/watt

dropped 64%

Cost Demand

Incentives from

cities, suppliers

also driving demand

We find the most effective location to

install your solar panels.

Every roof

Every spot on a roof

For long-term cost and energy savings

Houston

San

Francisco

Louisville

Ithaca

Orlando

Boston

Boulder

Phoenix

Las

Vegas

Pittsburgh

Miami

System

Computer Vision

Computer Vision

Score

• S = Solar Score

• Radiance = kWh/m2

• A = Area of Roof

• $ = Unit Cost of Installation

• S = $/(R*A1/2)

Solar Score Map

New York City

Price : $18/unit

Insolation : 2.6

KWh/m2/day

Area : 234 m2

Los Angeles

Price : $16/unit

Insolation: 3.6 KWh/m2/day

Area: 290 m2

Potential Improvements

• Upgrading Score Function to Integral of

Cost Effectives over Time

• Better computer vision algorithms

• Pulling from Google Maps directly