mapdwell.com

What It Is

Mapdwell is a SaaS/data platform for clean energy and building energy use cases, now part of Palmetto Clean Technology. Its core products include Fluxboard, Solar API/Widget, and Solar System. The platform focuses on remotely assessing the solar, storage, energy consumption, and retrofit potential of any building, serving energy companies, solar businesses, utilities, and government programs.

Core Features and Integrations

Fluxboard covers solar + storage assessments, building energy modeling, PV system design, customer and list management, PDF reports, aggregate analytics, branding, and uploading proprietary data. Query is used to filter prospects by geographic, energy, solar, and demographic criteria. The Solar products provide rooftop generation forecasts, shading analysis, and cost-benefit analysis. They can be embedded directly into websites via Solar Widget, or used via API to build custom front-end or back-end applications. The materials also mention Partner API, secure token, and full API documentation.

Pricing and Trial

Fluxboard Pro costs $1000/month and includes 50 Energy Assessments/month, which do not roll over. Additional usage is billed on a tiered basis. Enterprise requires contacting sales and includes bulk reports, custom analytics, custom data uploads, and Partner API. Solar API/Widget is divided into Public-Facing, Internal Use, and Custom plans, but pricing is not publicly disclosed. The terms of service confirm that a free trial exists, but do not specify a fixed duration.

Collaboration, Security, and Deployment

The platform is used through online accounts, APIs, and widgets, making it a cloud-based SaaS/API model. No self-hosting information was found. The terms define Subscriber, Authorized User, and End User, and require users to protect accounts, credentials, and API keys, but do not disclose fine-grained RBAC. On security, the materials only mention secure data infrastructure and data security/privacy, while the terms set out compliance-related usage restrictions. No SOC 2, ISO, or GDPR certification information was found.

Pros, Cons, and Best Fit

The main strengths are its strong focus on energy use cases, combining high-accuracy solar forecasting with lead screening, design, reporting, and data integration capabilities. It is well suited to solar sales, project development, utilities, and municipal energy programs. The drawbacks are that the Pro plan starts at a relatively high price, Enterprise and API pricing is opaque, default support appears limited, and the data coverage emphasizes 119M+ buildings in the United States, leaving international availability unclear.

Access from China and Alternatives

The materials do not disclose access from China, Chinese language support, local payment options, or China data coverage, so china_access can only be considered unknown. For deployment in China, key items to verify include map/imagery data, API connectivity, cross-border payments, and local compliance. Comparable products include Aurora Solar, OpenSolar, HelioScope, PVsyst, Google Project Sunroof, as well as local Chinese platforms for PV design, building energy modeling, and energy management.