SolarPlaner - PV Planning

Mirsad N.

About this app

Plan and calculate your photovoltaic system using an aerial image of your home or independently with a free-form system layout. Position solar panels virtually and estimate PV yield, self-consumption, self-sufficiency and financial performance. A 7-day solar forecast also shows the expected energy production of your planned system.

SolarPlaner is a versatile PV calculator for planning and analysing photovoltaic systems, solar installations and balcony solar systems. Estimate your roof’s solar potential, examine solar irradiation and shading, and compare different panel layouts, battery capacities and consumption profiles.

PLAN PHOTOVOLTAICS ON AN AERIAL IMAGE

Enter an address and plan your solar installation directly on a high-resolution aerial image. Roof areas can be detected automatically or drawn manually. You can then freely position, move and align the solar panels.

FREE-FORM PLANNING – IDEAL FOR BALCONY SOLAR SYSTEMS

Create a PV system without an aerial image or a predefined roof area. Free-form layout planning is particularly useful for balcony solar systems, facade installations and other configurations that are difficult to represent on an aerial image.

CALCULATE PV YIELD AND SOLAR POTENTIAL

Take location, panel output, orientation, roof pitch and shading into account to estimate the potential solar yield of your system. The hourly shading analysis provides a detailed view for every day of the year.

SELF-CONSUMPTION, SELF-SUFFICIENCY AND BATTERY STORAGE

Calculate how much of your solar power you could use yourself and the level of self-sufficiency your system could achieve. Add your consumption profile and test different battery storage capacities to compare their effects on self-consumption and energy independence.

DETAILED FINANCIAL ANALYSIS

Assess the potential financial performance of your planned photovoltaic system. Take purchase costs, additional expenses, financing, electricity prices, feed-in tariffs and other financial factors into account. Detailed tables provide an overview of savings, revenue, ongoing costs and the estimated payback period.

7-DAY SOLAR FORECAST

After planning your system, the solar forecast shows how much solar energy your PV installation is expected to generate over the next seven days. The extended analysis helps you better assess the expected production and available solar potential.

YOUR BENEFITS AT A GLANCE

• Plan a photovoltaic system directly on an aerial image

• Create a PV system freely without an aerial image

• Suitable for rooftops, balcony solar systems and other solar installations

• Detect roof areas automatically or draw them manually

• Freely position, move and align solar panels

• Adjust roof pitch, orientation and panel spacing

• Analyse solar irradiation and hourly shading

• Calculate PV yield, self-consumption and self-sufficiency

• Include battery storage and consumption profiles

• Analyse financial performance, financing and additional costs

• Compare payback periods, savings and revenue in clear overviews

• Plan and compare multiple system configurations

• View a 7-day solar forecast for the planned system

SolarPlaner is designed for homeowners, PV consultants, energy advisers, solar initiatives, operators of balcony solar systems and anyone who wants to plan a solar installation or compare different system configurations.

Whether you are planning a rooftop installation, a balcony solar system or a free-form photovoltaic layout, SolarPlaner helps you plan, calculate and compare different panel layouts and system configurations.

SolarPlaner is ad-free.

What’s new

• Plan PV systems freely and without aerial imagery – especially useful for balcony solar systems or façade installations

• Enhanced profitability analysis with financing, additional costs, and a clear tabular overview

• Improved solar forecast with additional clear-sky analysis for a better assessment of potential solar yield

• New feedback feature: Share your requests, suggestions, and ideas for improvement directly within the app