New in April 2025

Updated performance & consumption tasks

We're rolling out new features and improved user interfaces across the Performance and Consumption tasks in Easy PV. These updates will help you generate system performance and consumption projections more accurately than ever.

Improved user interfaces

We've been working on improvements to many of the user interfaces in Easy PV to make them more intuitive and efficient. These UI upgrades are designed to make it quicker and easier to complete tasks and take full advantage of the new and existing features.

Automatic panel stringing

We've introduced automatic panel stringing, which recommends a suitable way to string panels based on the roofs and inverter inputs in your design. This new feature is a real time-saver—especially for larger systems—by helping you set up strings quickly and efficiently.

New domestic and commercial consumption profiles

You can now choose from a variety of domestic and commercial consumption profiles to build an accurate picture of energy usage throughout the year. A consumption profile calculates when energy is consumed—both annually and on a daily basis. For example, in a domestic home, most energy is typically used in the early morning and evenings. In contrast, an office profile reflects higher energy use during typical working hours, from around 09:00 to 17:00. We have introduced commercial profiles for: Offices, Communications and Transport, Education, Government, Health, Hotel and Catering, Retail, Sports and Leisure and Warehousing.

Configure export limits

We've added support for applying export limits where required by the DNO. This ensures your system design complies with local network requirements and accurately reflects any restrictions on energy export and the potential financial benefits of the system.

Inverter clipping now shown in charts

You can now choose to display inverter clipping in the consumption task charts. This makes it easier to visualise when and how much potential generation is being limited by the inverter, helping you make more informed design choices and assess whether an inverter is appropriately sized for the system.

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Set default roof margins

You can now set a default roof margin to apply to all your projects. This is a margin around the edges of a roof that panel arrays should not overlap. It is shown as a yellow line on the roofs in the Easy PV Panels Task. If you use the auto-fill functionality to add panels automatically to the roof, it will ensure no panels cover the roof margin.

For standard (free) Easy PV accounts

Navigate to your account preferences then select the design tab. Enter the roof margin in millimetres (mm) that you want to be applied by default to your new projects. You can override this on a per-project basis via the panels task.

For PRO Easy PV accounts

Navigate to your PRO account settings and select the design tab. Enter the roof margin in millimetres (mm) that you want to be applied by default to new projects for all your users. This will override any defaults the users have set on their own account preferences, but they will be able to override the default margin on a per-project basis via the panels task.