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Developer guidelines
Easy PV and Heatpunk have a number of API endpoints that can be used to integrate CRMs, job management platforms and other applications. Find out how here!
Speedy PV
Our new tool for generating instant estimates for your customers. You can embed it into your website, and it will generate leads for you which get imported right into your Easy PV Pro account, ready to turn into projects!
Developer guidelines
Easy PV and Heatpunk have a number of API endpoints that can be used to integrate CRMs, job management platforms and other applications. Find out how here!
FAQs
Use the search bar in the top left to search our FAQs. If your question is unanswered here, you can contact us at help@easy-pv.co.uk or help@easy-pv.ie.
News and updates
Easy PV is always improving to help installers deliver smarter, more efficient solar projects. This page highlights new feature releases and updates, along with blogs and articles designed to help you succeed.
Getting started
Here's our help pages for getting started with Speedy PV
Leads dashboard
Where to find your web leads Converting leads to projects on Easy PV Following up leads
Usage monitoring
Monitor how much usage Speedy PV is getting on your site and how far through the process users are getting.
Getting started
Buildings and roofs
Performance and consumption
Financial task
Reports, documents and emails
Creating components
If you need to use a component that is not built into Easy PV already, read here for full instructions on how to add and manage each type. Note that Easy PV does not support adding custom optimisers or mounting systems. To use custom mounting, you will need t...
Getting started with Pro
General
Custom components
If your problem is not addressed here, it likely will be covered in our detailed custom component guides.
Buildings and roofs
Financial task
Customer proposal
Structural task
Performance and consumption task
A detailed guide on the consumption task can be found here.
Pro
Emails and e-signing
Sharing projects and components
Panels, inverter and electrical
API endpoints
Live documentation for all available API endpoints can be accessed by visiting https://easy-pv.co.uk/api/about/. You can alternatively view the full OpenAPI schema by navigating to [DOMAIN]/api/openapi/
Can I pay Easy PV to design a project for me?
No, this is not a service we offer at Easy PV, but if you’re struggling to use the software, you can always come to one or more of our free training sessions!
Which design mode should I use?
Each design mode has benefits depending on the type of project or design you are working on, details on each can be found here.
How do I link my Midsummer Account to pull over my trade prices?
To link your Midsummer wholesale account, please follow this guide. If you do not yet have a Midsummer wholesale account, you can sign up here.
How do I attach my logo/branding to the customer proposal or Easy PV project report?
To attach your Logo to the Easy PV Project Report navigate to My Account in the top right of the Easy PV home page and then Preferences. Once in this menu, scroll down to the Company Logo section and click on the current logo image. You can then upload your lo...
Can I share projects with other people in my team?
Yes, if you have a Pro Easy PV subscription you can share projects with other members of your Pro team. See this guide for detailed instructions: Share projects and components
Can I do a retrofit project in Easy PV?
Yes, to create a quote for a retrofit project: Recreate the existing system in Easy PV with the new additions. Set the price of all existing components to £0 in the Financial task. If you need to create custom components to recreate the existing system,...
Can I do commercial or industrial designs in Easy PV?
Yes, you can use Easy PV for both commercial and domestic projects. Some features that will help with the accuracy and speed of commercial designs include: Automatic panel stringing Choice of a range of commercial consumption profiles or upload your custo...
How can I adjust roof measurements in the Roof task?
To see the roof dimensions, click on the corner of the roof. This will show you the dimensions of the two adjoining sides. You can click on either of these figures to enter a new figure. It’s the same process for checking and adjusting the dimensions of chimn...
I’ve done a 3D design, can I include the 3D preview in the customer proposal document?
Yes, select Customer Proposal from the Tasks drop-down menu. In the bottom section titled Overview images you can select the 3D viewpoint you would like to show on the proposal. Note if you change the 3D design or panel layout in your project after generatin...
Can I do a battery-only project?
At the moment, this is not yet a supported feature. However, if you would like to quote a battery only project in the format then you can create a project that has only the quote by following these steps: Create quick roof project Skip through roof task (...
Can I upload a CAD file or design PDF to use when doing a design?
At the moment, this is not yet a supported feature. However, our developers are hard at work and constantly adding new features!
My customer proposoal isn't loading - why?
If your report isn't loading, it's likely because Easy PV is missing some information it needs to generate it. Usually blank proposal are caused by issues with the Performance task. Navigate to the task, and see if there are any errors (they may say 'undefin...
I can’t allocate my panels to an inverter - all the options are red.
When all of the allocation options are red, Easy PV has determined the panel/inverter combination is not electrically viable. This means that the technical specifications of either the panels or the inverter are out of the range of the other. Easy PV will out...
The MCS self-consumption calculations in the Performance task don't work for my project - why?
The MCS calculations won’t work for projects with an annual generation greater than 6000 kWh, annual consumption not between 1500-6000kWh or with battery storage over 15.1kWh. For these situations, we recommend using the Easy PV Consumption task to generate a...
Why won't the structural calculations work for my project?
Not all combinations of roof material types and mounting systems have structural calculations in Easy PV since the calculations are based on information provided by MCS in MIS 3002. If you are unable to complete structural calculations in Easy PV you will nee...
The payback period is too long, how can I fix this?
There are a few things that can help with the payback period. The payback period is calculated by weighing up the cumulative benefits of the system against the cumulative costs. Therefore, to improve the payback period, you either need to reduce costs or incre...
How do I hide line prices in the customer proposal?
Select Customer Proposal from the Tasks drop-down menu. In the section titled Quotation you can change the pricing to: Show line items, Show equipment and services subtotals, Only show total.
Why are there two consumption figures to choose from in the financial task?
If you have completed both the MCS self-consumption calculation (end of the Performance task for easy-pv.co.uk) and the Easy PV consumption calculation (Consumption task) in the project, both figures will appear as options when you open the Financial task in E...
Why do some of the financial savings appear to be different on the Customer Proposal and Easy PV Project Report?
Easy PV uses two different methods of calculating financial savings. 1) We do a basic calculation to work out a headline year one/first year saving figure that can be used on proposal summaries, etc. This calculation doesn’t take into account inflation or deg...
Can I add components that aren't listed on Easy PV?
Yes, for instructions on how to add different components, please read our full component upload guide. Note, you are not able to add custom optimisers or mounting systems due to the complexity involved in integrating these into the software.