Don't worry about the shades, they did not cause the problem.

Well, today is another very sunny day. When these insulated shades (with
side tracks) are pulled down for a while, and then I pull them up and touch
the window glass, the glass is hot, and is VERY hot toward the top 1/3 of
the panel (can't even keep my hand on the panel).

The glass did not get that hot when using the outside mounted levelor
aluminum blinds that were there when I bought the condo.

Do you still think the shades have nothing to do with it even though they
cause the glass to get VERY hot?

J.