Make the call, and write it down
We read survey photos the way someone in the field would, make the main panel or service upgrade decision, and record every assumption in a job report.
About Novarra
Storage-first solar permit plansets for Texas installers.
Novarra Design Solutions builds permit-ready, unstamped residential solar and battery storage plansets for installers working across Texas. We are a Novarra Digital company.
Where we come from
Our team's background is solar field support on hybrid inverters and battery systems. We spent our time on the calls where a job was stuck: a battery wall that didn't fit, a main panel that couldn't take the backfeed, a set that bounced back from the AHJ.
That's the work we focus on now. Storage jobs with main panel upgrades, battery walls, detached garages and sheds are where a planset either holds up or gets corrected, so that's where we put our attention.
Every set is reviewed before it ships, and every assumption goes into the job report, so your PM knows exactly what was decided and why.
The work behind every set
Built for the crews on the roof and the reviewers at the counter.
Your crew installs to the set, so attachment, rail and battery wall details have to match what's really there.
Meter and main panel photos from the survey decide the service upgrade call, and the job report says why.
Survey photos and redlines from the job site feed every planset and every as-built we draw.
Aerial photo: Douglas Hutchings / U.S. Department of Energy (public domain) · Roof crew photo: Chris Wingard / U.S. Department of Energy (public domain) · Meter photo: Tomwsulcer (CC0) · Plan markup photo: U.S. Department of Energy (public domain). People pictured are not affiliated with Novarra Design Solutions.
How we work
Codes for the actual AHJ
Code editions and utility requirements are matched to the jurisdiction and utility on each job, not copied from the last one.
Checked before it ships
Every set goes through a full checklist: string counts, tag numbers, codes and clearances.
Ask, don't guess
Some decisions belong to your team. If the survey doesn't settle them, we ask before we draw.
What we do, and what we don't
We do
- Unstamped permit plansets for residential PV and PV + battery
- As-builts from installer redlines
- Two free revisions after the first submission, for AHJ or utility corrections or installer changes
We don't
- PE stamps (arranged through independent licensed partners when required)
- AHJ permit filing
- Site visits
Send us a job. The first set is free.
Questions first? Read our sourced Texas permit requirements and installer guides, or reach us through the contact page.