Connect AI assistance to a real design task
For solar installers and design teams, an AI assistant is useful when it helps with a specific project task and produces an output the designer can inspect. Start with a representative roof, layout question, or design-review task.
Clara is presented within SurgePV’s solar design platform. In your evaluation, distinguish what the assistant can explain, what it can suggest, and what it can change in the project. Confirm the currently available commands and feature scope in the demonstration.
Review the inputs, output, and designer decisions
| Workflow stage | What your team should inspect |
|---|---|
| Project context | The geometry, equipment, location, and assumptions available to the assistant. |
| Request | A specific question or task with clear constraints and a defined expected output. |
| AI suggestion | The proposed result, assumptions, and any information the assistant could not verify. |
| Designer review | Corrections, site checks, and the decision to accept or reject the suggestion. |
| Project handoff | The reviewed design and assumptions carried into simulation or the proposal. |
AI suggestions need professional review
AI output can be incomplete or incorrect. Check roof geometry against suitable site information, equipment choices against current manufacturer documentation, and regulatory questions against the adopted local requirements.
Clara does not guarantee code compliance, engineering approval, or acceptance on the first permit submission. The responsible designer, engineer, utility, and authority retain their review roles.
Separate roof detection, simulation, and assistant tasks
Roof modeling and detection concern the geometry used by the design. Energy simulation concerns modeled production and loss assumptions. Assistant responses are a separate output that needs its own review.
A measurement of roof dimensions cannot establish energy-yield accuracy or the correctness of an AI response. Ask for a defined test and relevant sample when evaluating any performance claim.
Make the demo a useful evaluation
Bring a typical project task and the criteria your team uses to review it. Ask to see the starting inputs, Clara’s response, the available editing controls, and the resulting project state. Include a difficult example or missing-data case to understand the limits.
Review pricing and confirm the current plan inclusions in a written quote. The next step is a guided demo; submitting the form does not create a self-service trial account.
