Enerflo powers smarter solar sales with Arcadia’s utility data

Enerflo is the operating system for residential solar — purpose-built infrastructure that connects the tools, apps, and project data solar companies already use into one continuous flow, from first lead through proposal, financing, contracting, and install. The OS gives every party in the transaction — sales reps, ops teams, installers, lenders, and homeowners — a single source of truth, so decisions get made on the same numbers and deals move faster with fewer errors. 

Accurate utility rate and energy usage data is foundational to that promise, which is why Enerflo integrates Arcadia's data directly into the OS — delivering the granularity and transparency needed for the continued expansion of the residential solar industry.

Use Case

By integrating Arcadia's tariff and energy rate calculator product, Signal, Enerflo built more accurate savings forecasting and a best-in-class battery sizing tool — helping solar installers close more deals, reduce compliance risk, and deliver better outcomes for homeowners.

Challenge

The residential solar landscape has grown significantly more complex. Today's homeowners are more informed, utility rates are rising and increasingly unpredictable, and battery storage has become a central part of the conversation. At the same time, regulators have introduced stricter compliance and transparency requirements — particularly in markets like California, where solar contracts must now account for a range of projected savings scenarios. The industry's tools, built for a simpler era, weren't designed for any of this.

Enerflo is filling that gap as the operating system for residential solar — and an OS is only as accurate as the data running through it. Enerflo needed energy data that could keep pace with the industry's complexity. Their previous approach relied on users manually entering monthly or annual kilowatt-hour figures, run through a weighted curve to approximate usage patterns. That was workable in the early days of residential solar, but it doesn't support the specificity the market now requires. Rough monthly usage numbers fail to account for specific energy use patterns, and a single average kilowatt-hour rate leaves no room for tiered rates, demand charges, fixed costs, or granular hourly charges. As more deals flow through the OS, accurate utility data isn't a nice-to-have — it's foundational.

Solution

Enerflo integrated Arcadia's Signal product to bring accurate utility rate data and hourly energy usage directly into their operating system. Where the old approach offered a single average rate and rough monthly usage figures, Arcadia's data gives Enerflo the granularity to model real-world energy scenarios.

That foundation powers two of Enerflo's most impactful product capabilities.

• Savings Forecasting: Enerflo's savings forecaster uses Arcadia's tariff data to show homeowners a clear, transparent picture of their current energy costs and how solar will change them. With accurate rate structures, sales reps can present forecasts that hold up to scrutiny, reducing the risk of change orders, cancellations, and compliance issues downstream.
• Battery Sizing Tool: Enerflo's battery sizing tool combines Arcadia's hourly consumption data with hourly solar production estimates from PVWatts to model how different battery configurations will perform for a specific home. The tool accounts for a homeowner's preferences and load profile, then helps sales reps recommend the right system size — not just a generic estimate. With battery attachment rates rising rapidly across the industry, this tool has become one of Enerflo's most-used and most-valued features.

Benefits

Accurate forecasts, reduced downstream risk: Signal's comprehensive tariff database enables Enerflo to model the full complexity of a homeowner's rate schedule — tiered rates, demand charges, fixed costs, and more. Forecasts that hold up to scrutiny mean fewer change orders, cancellations, and compliance issues, particularly for solar providers operating in markets with strict regulatory requirements, like California.

A competitive edge in battery storage: Hourly consumption data powers precise battery sizing recommendations based on real usage patterns rather than rough estimates. As storage becomes a requirement in key markets — and a differentiator in others — this capability gives installers a meaningful edge in an increasingly competitive landscape.

Less manual work, fewer errors: What once required manual input of basic kilowatt-hour rates and average monthly usage is now automated through Arcadia's API, freeing sales teams to focus on closing deals rather than chasing down customer data.

Enerflo's mission is to lower the cost of solar and make it affordable and accessible to everyone. With Signal as a foundation, their operating system gives residential solar companies the tools to sell smarter, faster, and with greater confidence.