Solar consultant Scott McKechnie told pv magazine his updated solar and storage calculator tool, AirPV, is designed to cut through the information noise homeowners have to wade through if they want to save money and get shorter payback time on their panels.
Encouraged by government subsidies, Irish homeowners are adopting solar in their droves. Solar Ireland’s latest Scale of Solar report showed around 190,000 homes across the country have solar panels installed, meaning residential rooftop systems are a significant driver behind Ireland’s total installed PV capacity of 2.7 GW.
As interest in residential solar continues to grow, homeowners are increasingly looking for ways to understand the financial benefits of different system configurations before investing. With this in mind, software platform AirPV has created solar and battery calculator tool that tells homeowners how much money and electricity they can save based on the type of home energy system they choose to install.
The company’s founder, Scott McKechnie, told pv magazine that AirPV was initially founded as a lead generation platform connecting homeowners with residential solar installers. He has since made it more sophisticated by adding a new solar and battery arbitrage calculator function.
