Not perfect yet, perhaps, but the company also notes that it is already developing version 2.0, which it says will “factor in sun time data based on GPS location and also slope/tilt angle of the roof to give estimated energy generation in kWh.” That’s insanely sweet. Once the location is nailed down using satellite imagery, the app “uses a performance graph overlay to help identify the suitability of the site or specific section of the property’s roof.” That would be the colorful thing in the second image above.Īll well and good, and it certainly seems like it’s worth a look. “Alternatively one can also manually enter the address of the site and select the country from the drop down menu.” “After downloading the app for either iPhone or iPad to their device, the user can simply press the ‘Use Current Location’ button to allow the suitability checker to locate them via the inbuilt GPS feature,” a news release states. The app uses google maps technology… as so many do. The app comes from the website Solar Panels UK (a pretty attractive-looking solar website, in my humble opinion). I wish I had an iSomething to try it out myself - this is one of the most enticing apps I think I’ve ever run across. The screenshots from the iTunes page look pretty interesting. To be more clear, the iTunes page states: “The solar panels suitability checker will help you to identify if your roof or other location is suitable for solar panel installation.”

The app is a solar panel suitability checker… as you might have guessed from the title. I recently ran across a pretty sweet solar power iEverything app (that is, it’s an app for numerous versions of the iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad).

Checkers ! for ipod instal