Solar Survey app screens

Solar Survey

Intuitive tablet app that guides homeowners through self-conducted solar surveys, reducing solar company costs and providing more accurate upfront estimates for solar installation.

🏆 2nd place

out of 23 teams

My role

UI/UX Designer

What I did

Wireframes Prototypes UI Design

Timeline

48 hours

Tools

Sketch Invision Paper & Pencil

Background

I worked on this project for the 2018 SunCode Hackathon. SunCode is a 2 day event sponsored by Tesla that brings together hundreds of developers and designers to tackle challenges in the renewable energy space.

SunCode Powerhouse logo

Problem

Solar companies must conduct in-person site surveys, costing the industry $200M annually. These surveys often raise initial cost estimates, contributing to a 40% post-contract cancellation rate.

Three-visit process diagram showing current solar survey workflow

Our solution

Design an intuitive mobile app that guides homeowners through self-conducted solar surveys, reducing company costs and providing more accurate upfront estimates.

Simplified one-visit solution with self-conducted survey

Design and testing

Paper wireframes and sketches for the solar survey app
Digital wireframes showing survey flow screens

Full user flow

Complete user flow showing all screens of the solar survey app

Final screens

Final screen designs for the solar survey app
Final confirmation and results screens

The result

Learn more about our team and project on Devpost.

Team photo and final project presentation at SunCode hackathon