Solar production
See the energy generated by the solar system without treating production alone as the complete household energy picture.
For solar system owners
Your solar system tells you what it made. Your home tells you what it used.
Solar production is one part of the picture. Household electricity use is the other. The SolarFax® platform brings available production and utility consumption information together, giving you more context for understanding your system, your energy use, and the questions that come up after installation.
For the questions that start after installation
A clearer energy picture.System production and household use, viewed together.
Illustrative view
System productionWhat the solar system made
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Household useWhat the property used
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Energy pictureContext for the next question
Production + consumption = a clearer starting point.No customer-specific values shown.
What the system made
What the home used
What to understand next
01 / Why the numbers can be confusing
Your solar production number is only part of the story.
Your solar monitoring may show how much electricity the system produced. Your utility information reflects electricity moving between the property and the grid. Looking at either source by itself can leave important context out of the picture.
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Household consumption
Look at how much electricity the property used and how that demand relates to the energy produced by the solar system.
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Production in context
Bring available production and consumption information together so patterns, changes, and questions have a more useful starting point.
Production and consumption make more sense when they are viewed as related parts of the same home's energy picture.Context before conclusions.
02 / Questions solar owners actually have
The questions usually start after installation.
Owning solar does not eliminate energy questions. The SolarFax® platform helps put common system-owner questions into context before you decide whether something deserves a closer look or a professional conversation.
Why is my electric bill still high?
Look at production alongside household consumption to better understand what may be contributing to the overall energy picture.
Is my system producing the way I expected?
Review available production information in the context of household energy use and prior patterns before deciding what deserves a closer look.
When is my home using the most electricity?
See household demand alongside solar production to better understand how the two relate.
Has something changed in how we use energy?
Compare available information with changes in the household, season, equipment, or everyday energy use.
Is there something I should ask my solar company about?
Use clearer energy context to make the next installer or service conversation more informed.
Would storage or an upgrade be worth discussing?
Use the energy picture as context for a conversation with a qualified professional, not as a system-design or battery-sizing answer.
Production + consumptionActual product categories shown in a page-specific dashboard presentation.
Actual SolarFax® platform view. Available information varies by property, utility, solar equipment, data connection, and account configuration.
03 / What the SolarFax® platform helps you see
See more than a production total.
The SolarFax® platform brings available solar production and utility consumption information into a shared view, helping you see how the system and property relate over time.
- 01ProductionSee available solar production information.
- 02ConsumptionView property energy use alongside production.
- 03RelationshipLook at how those numbers change and relate over time.
- 04True-up contextWhere available, use longer-term information to add context to the property's energy picture.
04 / Your energy picture changes
The system may stay the same. The household doesn't.
Solar was designed around a particular property and point in time. After installation, the way a household uses electricity can change. Keeping production and consumption in view together can make those changes easier to understand.
Seasons
Heating, cooling, weather, and daylight patterns can change household energy use throughout the year.
People
Work schedules, occupancy, guests, and everyday routines can change when and how electricity is used.
Equipment
New HVAC equipment, appliances, pumps, or other electrical loads can change property demand.
Electrification
An EV, electric water heating, or other newly electrified equipment can change the home's energy profile.
System changes
Later solar equipment additions, replacements, service work, or system modifications can change the context around prior performance.
Time
Looking at energy information over time provides more context than a single production number or utility bill.
Your original solar installation was one moment. Energy use keeps moving.
06 / A SolarFax® report
A clearer energy picture, delivered to you.
SolarFax® reports bring available production and consumption information into a recurring reference you can review as your home's energy picture changes.
Actual SolarFax® customer report. Report content and available data vary by property, utility, equipment, and account configuration.
07 / SolarFax® platform for system owners
Keep the energy picture after installation.
The SolarFax® platform helps system owners see solar production in the context of the electricity their property uses — giving them an ongoing reference for the questions, changes, and conversations that come after solar is installed.
Validated through direct testing, the SolarFax® platform has demonstrated results within 5% of source data.
The SolarFax® platform is a Solar Data Pros product designed to make solar production and household electricity use easier to understand together.
Ongoing access to the SolarFax® platform
A reference for the questions that come after solar.
Ongoing access to the SolarFax® platform for your property's available solar production and energy-use information.
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