"How much will I save with solar?" Ultimately that's the question every solar developer, installer and financier needs to answer and Genability makes the process faster and more accurate than ever before. We provide you with the tools and data you need to better market, sell and operate.
Solar Savings in Seconds
Four Steps to Solar Avoided Costs
1. Choose Tariff
Enter zip code and choose from available tariffs
2. Load Usage Data
Enter kWh from bills or load interval data from the utility
3. Load Production Curve
Pick from your model production curves or load a custom production curve
4. Analyze your Costs
View your before costs and after costs on one screen
Features For Solar
Precision Cost Calculations
Genability has built its rate engine on a flexible and comprehensive data model that allows us to capture all the complexity of utility rates. No short-cuts or estimates, just the exact logic used by the utility to determine the bill.
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Lightning Fast Calcs
Run calculations against 15-minute interval data and get your precise costs in milliseconds.
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Every Single Rate
Costs reflect all of the utility charges: kWh, kW, kVAR, Meters... every rate, every charge.
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8760 Precision
Precise usage data allows Genability to reproduce utility bills to the penny.
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Net Metering
Genability applies the specific net metering rules that apply for each utility and tariff.
Over 3000 Utilities in 1 Place
There are over 3000 utilities in the U.S. and Genability has data about every single one of them. Genability maintains full rate details and eligibility requirements for those tariffs comprising 90% of the Residential and over 70% of the Commercial/Industrial market in the U.S.
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Seasons, Time-of-Use
Every unique definition of Summer and Winter, On-Peak and Off-Peak, even custom holidays.
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Tariff Eligibility
We track each element that limits eligibility for each tariff (Demand, Connection Level, etc.)
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Deregulated Markets
Enter your customer's custom contracted rate in deregulated states to echo their bill.
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Up-to-Date
Genability updates 1000s of rates every month and tracks every utility document.
Integrates Easily into Your Sales Process
No need to change your process, simply integrate with Genability for faster, more accurate calculations. Use the APIs to bring Genability data and tools into your internal application or login to Genability Explorer, our web-based service.
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Typical Costs, Usage
We have a portfolio of typical costs and usage curves for use when you lack specific data.
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Green Button
Seamlessly accepts data from 36 million households via the Green Button XML format.
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Flexible Formats
Inverter data, meter readings, Green Button data or utility bills, we accept them all
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Powerful APIs
Embed Genability data and calculations directly into your apps to improve your process
Sell More Than Solar
When building your relationship with a solar customer you collect all the relevant data surrounding their electricity usage and costs. Leverage that data and your relationship to sell more electricity savings from energy efficiency, storage or procurement.
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Energy Efficiency
We make it easy to calculate the ROI on any efficiency project, from lighting to HVAC.
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Storage
Real-time rate data gives you the "store" or "spend" signal you need with storage.
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Procurement
Procure electricity for your customers in deregulated states and help them find more savings.
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Electric Vehicles
Compute what you save when you drive with electricity, with full EV-tariff coverage.
Many More Features
- Every rate change, fuel cost adjustment, true-up...completely up-to-date
- Invite your colleagues and share your work in Explorer
- Price change alerts and forecasts of future price changes
- Full access to source documents gathered from utilities, utility commissions and other government agencies
- Territory data for every utility in the U.S.
- Eligibility and Terms of Service for each Tariff
- Formulaic rates modeled and inputs made transparent
- Opportunities to Offer More Energy Solutions: Solar, Energy Efficiency, Storage... Call us to learn more.
- Swap in your supply rate for the default rate and measure the savings
- Account for time-of-use periods, critical peak events, holidays
- We handle demand charges, kVAR, meter charges...anything that impacts electricity costs!
