Why is a Site Survey so Crucial for Rooftop Solar System

If you are planning to go solar, you must know that the site survey is the first step. In fact, you can recognize a good solar company if they start your journey by performing a site survey. 

And now the question arises- why is the site survey so important? There are plenty of solar companies in the market who share a solar system quote just by looking at the electricity bill and some images of the rooftop. So why this effort of a dedicated engineering team visiting your rooftop? Here's why a proper site survey is crucial-

Each Roof is Unique

In India, the houses are not built identical to each other. Every house, every building, and every rooftop is unique in its own way. The unique architecture of theirs is why they need to be studied like an individual case before accessing the right solar system. All things such as your neighborhood, the kind of objects around the area, your rooftop type (inclination or the direction) need to be considered to design your highly efficient solar panel system. 

Shadow Analysis 

There is always a possibility that there may be some high rise buildings, trees, or other such structures around your rooftop solar installation area that might cast a shadow on solar panels. Given that, solar panels use solar energy to generate electricity, any shadow will reduce the efficiency of your solar system. Therefore a proper site survey is essential again to design a solar system., It helps make critical decisions like where the panels should be placed and what kind of system size you should prefer. 

Electricity Bill & Sanctioned Load

The good solar site survey engineers will also do a thorough check about your sanctioned load, the consumption pattern, and the number of phases of supply your site has. Analysis of your power consumption pattern is essential when solar companies design the system as it helps them to map your usage correctly so that the benefit from the rooftop solar system is maximum. This would help you depend a lot less on your DISCOM for power.

Special Requirements 

What if there is any special requirement that you need to make for your solar system? All your requirements are taken care of and given special consideration when the system is being designed. While performing a site survey, they will note all your demands, instructions, and requests so that your experience of installing a solar system is as smooth as possible.