Case Study: Sunrun achieves faster, more accurate solar site assessments with DroneDeploy

Standardizing Solar Site Assessments with Sunrun

Sunrun, a leading residential solar installer, needed a faster, safer, and more consistent way to perform roof assessments for solar projects. Its manual, boots-on-roof measurement process took hours per home and sometimes produced inconsistent results for design and installation teams. Sunrun chose DroneDeploy and its drone mapping platform to improve accuracy and speed while reducing time spent on customer roofs.

Working with DroneDeploy, Sunrun built a standardized drone program, trained more than 245 licensed pilots, and now runs over 600 flights per week. The solution cut site assessment time from about 2 hours to 15 minutes, reduced design turnaround time by 2x, and lowered fitment issues by 35%. DroneDeploy also integrated with Sunrun’s design systems, helping the company deliver faster, safer, and more reliable solar installations.

Sunrun

Emily Ineman

Senior Operations Project Manager