Automata Solar

Automated solar design software

Draw the site, set a goal, and let Automata Solar do the rest: an optimized preliminary design in a few minutes, with the report and CAD file to share.

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3D map of a rooftop PV system designed with Automata Solar

Why Automata Solar

Set the goal. Get the design.

A manual design places modules by relying on rules of thumb and with no specific design goal in mind. The Automata Solar algorithm evaluates thousands of design candidates and returns the one that best meets your goal.

Annual production

higher is better

Manually designed PV layout
Traditional225.2 MWh/yr
PV layout optimized to maximize energy production
Automata Solar+21.0%272.5 MWh/yr

Packs the highest-yield layout the site can hold. Modules go where irradiance pays.

Modeled on the same commercial site · Results depend on site conditions and input parameters

Features

Everything a preliminary design needs

From site imagery to financial numbers, every detail is handled for you.

Automated module, inverter, and battery sizing
No guesswork or manual iteration: modules, inverter, and battery are sized together to best meet your design goal.
Goal-driven design optimization
Pick what to design for (energy production, net present cost, levelized cost of energy, or your electricity bill), and every design is optimized for it.
High-resolution overhead imagery
Draw rooftops and obstacles directly on overhead imagery powered by Mapbox, crisp enough to pick out individual vents and skylights, with resolution down to 5 cm/pixel where available.
3D shading analysis
An advanced ray-tracing algorithm simulates the shadows every obstacle casts throughout the year, and shaded areas are automatically excluded from the layout.
Financial analysis
Every design comes with a full financial model: net present cost, levelized cost of energy, payback period, and year-by-year cash flow across the system lifetime, built from your component costs and electricity tariff.
Custom load profiles and tariffs
Bring your load profile and tariff at full 8,760-hour resolution; every design is analyzed hour by hour over its entire lifetime.
46.2 mWAREHOUSE ROOF ASCALE 1:200REV A · 2026-06-30
Warehouse Roof AFresno, CA · 36.7378°, −119.7871° · Jun 2026SIZE143.1 kWPRODUCTION224.7 MWhNPC$318,240MONTHLY PRODUCTIONPRODUCTION ANALYSISSpecific yield1,570 kWh/kWpPerformance ratio84.2%Capacity factor17.9%Self-consumption62.4%REV A · 2026-06-30PAGE 1 / 6

Outputs

Every design, documented

Each run ends with a shareable report and a CAD model of the proposed system.

Summary reportPDF

A client-ready report covering energy production, financial indicators, monthly breakdowns, and the system layout.

CAD modelDAE

The complete design as dimensioned 3D geometry, ready to import into your CAD tool of choice.

Pricing

One plan, all the features

No tiers, no add-ons. One subscription covers every design goal, every scale, and every output.

Professional3-day free trial

The complete toolkit for individuals and teams sizing up sites and generating preliminary designs every week.

$19/month· billed monthly
Cancel anytime from the billing portal
Design automation
  • Automated module placement & array sizing
  • Automated inverter sizing
  • Automated battery sizing
  • Automated design shading mitigation
  • Azimuth angle optimization
  • Tilt angle optimization
Design scale & layout
  • High resolution overhead imagery
  • Unlimited system size
  • Unlimited designs per project
  • Flat, pitched & ground-mount systems
  • Single & multi-array systems
  • Obstacles, keep-out zones & shading structures
  • Configurable setback & clearance rules
Modeling & analysis
  • Worldwide TMY weather coverage
  • Detailed 3D shading analysis
  • Battery storage & self-consumption modeling
  • Custom 8760-hour load profiles & tariffs
  • Detailed production analysis — specific yield, PR, capacity factor, losses
  • Detailed financial analysis — NPC, LCOE, IRR, payback, cash flow
  • Avoided CO₂ emissions — annual & lifetime
Design goals
  • Maximize energy production
  • Minimize net present cost
  • Minimize levelized cost of energy
  • Minimize electricity bill
Outputs
  • Preliminary design report PDF
  • 3D CAD export COLLADA
  • Project history & revisions tracking
Plan & support
  • 100 compute credits / month
  • Additional credits at $0.09 / credit
  • Space to store up to 50 designs on the cloud

FAQ

Questions, answered

Any. You enter your components' datasheet parameters directly (module dimensions, capacity, and cell type, inverter capacity and efficiency, and optionally a battery), so you're never limited to a preset catalog.

Design your next site in minutes

Draw the site, set a goal, and get a preliminary design with the numbers to back it. Free for 3 days.

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