The residential rooftop solar industry lacks useful product comparison tools. Interested homeowners do not have industry standard benchmarks (like MSRP for cars) to accurately evaluate quotes. Complicated incentive packages, leasing programs, and partial ownership models complicate things. Combined with varying utility rate schedules effectively creating micro-markets, it’s often too much for the average homeowner to process. How does a prospective solar customer find the best deal? How do they negotiate the best rates? How do they know if they were successful or not?

Create a version of Tetris with solar panels. Make it fun and educational. Using suggested data resources, create an engaging application showing the benefits of high-efficiency solar panels compared to conventional solar. Create an application that allows homeowners identify locations for  solar  ground mount systems. Use a simple way to show land coverage, energy output, and the number of homes that will be powered by the system. 

Create a solution to give developers the platform to understand regulations, reach customers, and deploy assets under San Francisco's new construction solar madate. Create an interactive map solution to search for building and roof size, title information, and exisiting business contract details for solar applications. 

On Friday Evening, you'll have the opportunity to announce your challenge and create a team to tackle it together,