Blog Articles
Solar Estimating: 4 Methods for What Works Best for You
Solar estimating is an art form. Don’t get me wrong. Much of it is straight research and accounting. But, like art, there’s a special sauce, a nuance that you can't really find in the books. The best estimators add value engineering, price negotiation, and distill...
Solar and Wind in Cleveland
As we drove through Cleveland Ohio, I was impressed by the giant wind turbine in the middle of downtown surrounded by solar arrays. It turns out it was the Great Lakes Science Center. After miles of driving it was exciting to see. We weren’t in good weather to take...
PVBid is on the move!
Happy New year! As 2015 ends, PVBid beta is taking off! Several companies are now subscribing and they are finding our app is everything we promised. Our agile development approach allows the PVBid team to quickly implement changes and re-prioritize features based on...
Solar Power International 2015 – PVBid’s Experience
Today is the first official day of the Solar Power International 2015 expo. Up until now, it has been mostly mixers and networking events. Last night, Southern California received a surprising amount of rain, which I think is fantastic – both because California is in...
Announcing the Winners
We are pleased to announce the winners of our survey drawing! Congratulations to: Orion Thornton Charly Bray Lena Wilensky Pat Ward-Seitz These four individuals have won a three-month premier subscription to PVBid, after we move out of beta and into our full release....
Memoirs from Intersolar, and Your Chance to Win!
It’s no surprise that we’re excited to be in beta mode for our new software. PVBid will revolutionize the way that people in the solar industry place bids and track expenses. A little more than a week ago we were at the Intersolar convention in San Francisco and...
Intersolar 2015
Monday of Intersolar 2015 has arrived! And with it a functional version of PVBid. Our beta release has revealed some work flow challenges that needed to be ironed out as well as some fundamental issues. That’s what beta is for! We have a select few folks beta...
We’re Getting Accurate!
Exciting news! We finally have accurate dollar amounts!!! I know this doesn’t sound all that exciting but it’s a culmination of all the moving parts we developed so far. And there are a lot of moving parts. For demo day we successfully put together a version that spit...
In The News: PVBid – Industry Growth Through Efficient Estimating
"PVBid brings an innovative, flexible, and efficient approach to determining the cost of a PV system. Emphasizing speed and feedback, PVBid allows PV integrators real-time insight into operations and costs." Continue Reading... Published by SunShot on November 1,...