Aurora Solar has acquired Lyra, a provider of instant plan set packages. Lyra’s permit packaging software helps solar professionals automate, create, and export permit-ready design plans.
The solar permitting process can be challenging for homeowners and installers alike. Complex regulations from authorities having jurisdiction (AHJs) and the solar industry’s heavy reliance on manual data entry contribute to significant delays — and ultimately costs — to solar installations. Integrating Lyra into the Aurora Solar platform will help alleviate these challenges by providing instant, permit-ready proposals, backed by Aurora’s industry-leading accuracy. The integration will empower solar installers to deliver projects faster, with lower costs, to enable more solar installations.
“Lyra’s advanced automation software for plan sets is the solution the solar industry needs to alleviate a key homeowner pain point — the often agonizing local permitting process – and cut down on wasted time and energy for solar professionals,” said Chris Hopper, CEO at Aurora Solar. “We’re proud to be the most trusted and accurate solar sales and design tool, with 80% of the top U.S. installers relying on our platform. Our intention is to be the market leader in U.S. residential plan set services and automation; the acquisition of Lyra significantly accelerates our ability to achieve this goal.”
News item from Aurora Solar
I have concerns about the relationship SPW has with Aurora Solar, particularly considering their anti-competitive behavior in the last several years. In the last year they have jacked their rates up after buying out their competition. And here they are again, further consolidating a market they already own most of. They quoted us over $25,000 for the same service that used to cost us $1,900, with no changes to the product offer. It’s been extremely disappointing to see no coverage of these actions, despite it being no secret. I understand they probably pay a lot for sponsorship and you don’t want negative attention on the industry, but at what point does it stop being actual news coverage and start just being a dolled up press release from an industry association?
Wow, sounds like you have an axe to grind!