- Munich’s municipal utility is now planning PV systems significantly faster: proposals generated with Aurora AI in one-third of the time.
- Aurora Solar has optimized its products for German roofs: AI correctly identifies specifically German roof shapes, pitches, windows, and shading.
- More Data, More Precision: 4x more data input enables a more accurate and interactive user experience.
Munich, 24.06.2025 – Stadtwerke München (SWM), one of Germany’s largest municipal energy providers, is now collaborating with Aurora Solar, the leading provider of AI-powered design and sales technologies in the field of photovoltaics (PV). The goal of the partnership is to make solar planning even more efficient, faster, and customer-friendly through the use of artificial intelligence.
Aurora AI, Aurora Solar’s flagship product, enables Stadtwerke München to plan precise solar projects within minutes—entirely without an on-site visit. By integrating high-resolution satellite and LiDAR data—along with a machine-learning AI trained on a global dataset of over 20 million solar projects—planning quality is significantly enhanced. LiDAR data constitutes a central component of this technology, providing exact information on roof pitches, obstructions, and surrounding structures, thereby enabling precise 3D models for informed planning.
“The partnership with Aurora Solar marks a milestone in our digital strategy,” says Dr. Thomas Lüers, Head of Decentralized Energy Solutions at Stadtwerke München. “Aurora AI enables us not only to generate quotes more efficiently but also to model the typical challenges of German roofs with greater accuracy—for instance, in the case of terraced houses with pitched roofs and specific shading conditions. Many tools proved unequal to these complex realities, but with Aurora Solar’s platform, we have now found the optimal digital process to meet our requirements.”
Thanks to recent advancements, Aurora AI now utilizes four times as many data sources as it did just last year. Aurora Solar now distinguishes itself through a deep understanding of the German market. Specific characteristics—such as highly variable roof shapes, regional building codes, and complex shading analyses resulting from dense urban development—are all taken into account by Aurora AI.
The software delivers a fully interactive user experience, enabling customers to simulate various scenarios in real time—including economic and technical parameters such as yield forecasts, self-consumption, and payback periods. For SWM, the entire quotation process now takes just four minutes instead of twelve, requiring significantly less manual effort.
“This partnership impressively demonstrates how we can make a concrete contribution to the energy transition through modern technology,” says Christopher Hopper, Co-founder and CEO of Aurora Solar. “When cities like Munich embrace scalable, digital solutions, the energy transition becomes a transition of feasibility.”
About Aurora Solar
Aurora Solar offers a professional sales and design tool for solar businesses. Through modern, data-driven 3D technology, Aurora Solar enables sales and design teams to execute the transition to PV systems more quickly, predictably, and precisely. To achieve this, Aurora Solar’s cloud-based platform leverages a wide range of data, automation features, and AI to optimize processes and accelerate the growth of solar companies. Over 7,000 organizations worldwide rely on Aurora Solar, and more than 20 million solar projects have already been realized.
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About Stadtwerke München
Stadtwerke München (SWM) serves as the municipal energy expert for the state capital, Munich, and is one of Germany’s largest energy and infrastructure companies. It supplies the city with energy—including electricity, natural gas, district heating, and district cooling—as well as with fresh, pristine drinking water, doing so in a secure and climate-friendly manner. Furthermore, SWM operates 17 indoor and outdoor swimming pools. Its transport subsidiary, MVG, is responsible for providing environmentally sound and urban-compatible mobility services via subway, bus, and tram, as well as through new, innovative mobility solutions.
SWM is investing in the further expansion of renewable energy generation—covering electricity, heating, and cooling—with a primary focus on regional photovoltaics and deep geothermal energy. Furthermore, the company is driving forward the rollout of fiber-optic networks, the electrification of private transport, and the construction of company housing. Across all these areas, SWM leverages digitalization to further enhance efficiency and customer convenience. Through these initiatives, SWM is laying the foundations for the connected and livable city of the future. The SWM Group employs more than 11,000 people. In 2024, the Group generated revenue of 6.9 billion euros. For more information, please visit www.swm.de.
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