A solar system builder for Shopify merchants

Solar System Builder

Solvera lets your customers build a complete solar system, panels, inverters, racking, storage, and balance-of-system, with every part matched and a priced bill of materials at the end. It runs on your Shopify store and is built for solar distributors and resellers, not for homeowners drawing panels on a roof.

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A solar system builder matching compatible inverters to a panel selection
Complete systems, not loose parts

Selling components is not the same as selling systems.

When a store lists parts separately, buyers assemble the system in their heads and often get it wrong or leave parts out. A system builder assembles it correctly for them, with the right quantities and the parts that are easy to forget.

01

Build around the whole system

Customers move from panels through inverters, racking, storage, and BOS, with each step matched to the last. The result is a coherent system, not a cart of disconnected products from your catalog.

02

Nothing important left out

Balance-of-system parts, the cables, connectors, rapid shutdown devices, and mounting hardware that bare orders miss, are included by the build rules, so the system is complete.

03

Correct quantities, automatically

Racking counts, string sizing, and per-component quantities are calculated from the design, not estimated. The bill of materials reflects what the system actually needs.

04

One priced bill of materials

The build ends in a single itemized, priced bill of materials drawn from your Shopify products, ready to quote, share, or add to cart.

A builder that produces complete systems

Every part accounted for, nothing left off.

The failure mode of selling solar as loose products is the incomplete order: panels and inverters in the cart, half the balance-of-system missing. A real system builder closes that gap.

Complete

every system includes the balance-of-system parts, cables, connectors, and hardware that loose-component orders leave out

Calculated

racking counts and per-component quantities come from the design, not the customer's guess

One BOM

the build ends in a single priced bill of materials, not a pile of separate line items to reconcile

Customer-built or rep-built

Customers build the system, or a rep builds it with them.

A system builder is most useful when both your customers and your sales team can use the same one.

A sales rep assembling a complete solar system in Solvera sales mode

A rep assembles or adjusts the full system for an account

Customers can build a complete system themselves on your storefront. For larger accounts, a sales rep opens the same build in sales mode, adjusts components and quantities, adds internal-only parts, and sends a branded proposal. The build rules are the same in both, so the system stays complete and correct either way.

See how it works in Quotes and sales mode.

Who it is for

For sellers of systems, not roof-design tools.

Solvera is a commerce system builder for solar businesses. It is not a homeowner roof-layout or shade-analysis tool, and the distinction matters for who benefits.

Solar distributors

  • Turn component buyers into complete-system buyers with larger, complete orders.
  • Cut returns caused by incompatible or missing parts.
  • Reduce the support load of customers asking what else they need.

Resellers and online stores

  • Offer a guided build instead of a sprawling parts catalog customers must navigate alone.
  • Raise average order value by including the full system, not just the headline components.
  • Let customers add a complete, buildable system to cart and check out.

Installers standardizing builds

  • Define how a correct system is assembled once, then reuse it across quotes.
  • Avoid the on-site surprise of a missing connector or undersized cable.
  • Keep every team member building systems the same way.
Loose components vs a built system

A parts catalog vs a system builder.

The difference between listing solar parts and offering a system builder is whether the customer leaves with something complete.

Capability Generic configurator Solvera
What the customer assembles Individual products
Balance-of-system parts Easy to forget
Quantities Customer guesses
Compatibility Customer's problem
Result A cart of parts
Order completeness Often partial
A system builder is judged by whether the order that lands is actually buildable. Loose-component carts often are not.
Questions

Frequently asked questions.

What is a solar system builder?

It is a tool that lets a customer assemble a complete, compatible solar system, panels, inverters, racking, storage, and balance-of-system, with correct quantities and a priced bill of materials. Solvera runs this on your Shopify store for distributors and resellers.

Is this a roof layout or design tool?

No. Solvera builds a complete, compatible, priced system for purchase. It does not draw panels on a roof or run shade analysis. It is a commerce system builder for solar sellers, not a homeowner design tool.

How does it make sure the system is complete?

The build rules include the balance-of-system parts and calculate quantities from the design, so the cables, connectors, mounting hardware, and devices a bare order would miss are part of the finished system.

Can customers build a system without help?

Yes. Customers build a complete system themselves on your storefront and end with a priced bill of materials they can quote, share, or add to cart.

Does it handle batteries and storage?

Yes. Storage is part of the build. Customers can add batteries to a system and the builder handles inverter compatibility and sizing alongside the rest of the components.

Can it support multiple manufacturers?

Yes. Solvera is manufacturer-agnostic. Customers can build a system across brands within the compatibility rules you define for your catalog.

More in the full FAQ, the calculations and formulas guide, and the product catalog docs. See pricing for plan details, or the solar software overview for how Solvera's configurator, quoting, and system builder fit together.

Let customers build complete solar systems on your store.

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