Design
| AHJ Database Improvements - AHJ Refresh | AHJ database improvements include increased coverage, a refresh to existing data, bulk uploads, and a new process where AHJ rejections trigger automatic improvements to Aurora’s AHJ data. |
| LIDAR Source Date | A new LIDAR date indicator lets designers know the date it was captured for every site they work on. |
Energy Consumption
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Annual Usage Input for Monthly Estimates |
Users can input a single annual usage value in Aurora, and the software will provide a full year of season estimates, based on load patterns common in their area. |
Pricing & Financing
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Component-based Pricing |
Admins can choose Component-based pricing as their tenant’s default, or make it a pricing option for reps using Sales Mode. Price your solar projects based on components used in the design and per-unit prices defined by the Admin. |
| Levelized PPA | A new financing product type in Aurora, a Levelized PPA entails payments that stay the same from month-to-month. (Escalation rates will still increase payments year-over-year for a Levelized PPA.) Like a traditional PPA, production estimates are used to calculate the system’s yield and the $/kWh rate will be selected by a Sales Mode user. Next, however, the homeowner’s total annual cost is divided by 12 to determine a “levelized” monthly payment. This is also distinct from a lease, which entails consistent monthly payments but does not use a production-based formula to calculate those payment values. |
| Advanced Financing Settings (per design in Sales Mode) | Admins can allow reps to change financing settings, which play a part in determining lifetime savings, for individual designs from within Sales Mode. |
Plan Sets
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In-App Revisions after Stamping |
Revisions to your Plan Set package, including stamps, can be seamlessly managed in-app. This includes making edits, tracking status, adding new stamp requests, and downloading the revised package directly from Aurora. |
Sales Mode
| Consumption Variables in Sales Mode Templates | New variables for utility are now available for admins to include in text blocks in their Sales Mode templates. |
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Financing Content Block in Sales Mode Templates |
Admins can add a new financing card can be added as a content block to Sales Mode Templates. |
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Storage Variables in Sales Mode Templates |
Admins can incorporate new consumption-related variables into any section within their Sales Mode templates. |
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Pricing Variables in Sales Mode Templates |
Admins can incorporate new pricing-related variables into any section within their Sales Mode templates. |
| Logo Block in Template Builder | A new logo block enables admins to add their logo into any section of their Sales Mode template. |
| PDF Layout Options |
For each section in their Sales Mode template, admins have two configuration options for print proposals: (1) allow content to span multiple pages or (2) scale down content to fit on a single page. |
| Automatic Inverter Selection in Sales Mode | Admins can access the initial round of smart default settings for inverters, such as setting preferred inverters for use in Sales Mode designs. |