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Solectio – design, compare and share rooftop solar configurations

Solectio – design, compare and share rooftop solar configurations

by leomos·Jun 7, 2026·1 point·0 comments
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AI Analysis

●MidNiche Gem

Solar calculator when PVWatts and EnergySage already do this free.

Strengths
  • •PVGIS integration provides legitimate European Commission solar radiation data
  • •Side-by-side comparison across 5 panels simultaneously with production scoring
  • •Multi-language support across 9 languages out of the box
Weaknesses
  • •Demo-only restriction prevents actual commercial solar buyers from using it
  • •Rectangular roof shape only excludes most real-world roof configurations
Category
Productivity
Target Audience

Homeowners considering solar installation, solar consultants

Similar To

PVWatts · EnergySage · SolarReviews

Post Description

Hello HN,

I built this tool to compare multiple solar panels for my rooftop and get a monthly energy production report based on input location.

Some notes:

- calculations are done using PVGIS

- the only supported rooftop shape is rectangular (for now)

- it's possible to upload a solar panel PDF datasheet or parse a URL containing the details but in this demo instance I only allow the access to a static catalog of ~10k solar panels (LLM inference costs :D)

Feedbacks are more than welcome,

Thanks!

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