Free Solar Design Tool: String Sizing Tool For Commercial Solar Projects That Works with All Inverters

One of the most important aspects of designing a solar array is sizing module strings to operate within the parameters of the selected inverter. This is especially true for commercial and megawatt solar projects.
To help in this process, we’re providing a free solar design tool to our readers.
Ryan Mayfield, the Solar PV Technical Editor at SolarPro, and […]

Enroll in Advanced Solar + Storage, Get Wes Kennedy’s Battery Selector Tool!

Why enroll in Advanced Solar + Storage? You’ll access the Battery Selector Tool!
Decide the best battery for your application, from a cost perspective. 

This is a great tool for engineers, designers, and decision makers when determining the best battery to use for any application.

Starting with the input data tab, you characterize up to 10 batteries, choose the cycle […]

Free Tool: Water and Hot Water Usage Estimator

Download Andy Shapiro’s FREE Water and Hot Water Usage Estimator!

This tool is used in Building Energy Analytics: Measuring and Understanding Building Energy Use course, approved for 10 AIA LU/HSW Credits , 15 Building Performance Institute (BPI) CEUs , 6 GBCI credits (CE Hours for LEED Professionals)
This spreadsheet calculator has a very simple calculator at the top right, based on typical […]

FREE Tool: Series Parallel R-Value Calculator

DOWNLOAD Dr. Allison Bailes’s FREE Series Parallel R-Value Calculator
Calculate the average R-value of an assembly
Wouldn’t it be nice if you could push a button and see how much of a hit the R-value of a building assembly takes when you change the amount of exterior insulation, move the studs closer together, or leave an attic […]

Free Tool: Site Lease vs. Buy Modeling Calculator

Chris Lord’s FREE Site Lease vs. Buy Modeling Calculator allows users to compare a lease rate against a potential purchase of a solar PV site where the lease rate (including escalator) is known.

This tool is used in HeatSpring’s Financial Modeling for Solar PV Projects course.

About Chris Lord
Christopher J. Lord is a lawyer with extensive banking experience, and the Managing […]