๐ Overview: Solar Energy Simulator
Solar Energy Simulator is a practical and user-friendly WordPress plugin that enables users to estimate the annual financial value of solar panel installations. The plugin calculates the estimated installation value by multiplying the annual power output of the solar panels by the prevailing electricity price in the user’s region.
๐ฏ Key Features
- ๐ ๏ธ Easy-to-use admin interface for configuring default electricity rates, rooftop coverage, panel brands, and styling.
- ๐ Country-specific settings for electricity prices and currencies.
- ๐บ๏ธ Geographic visualization with customizable polygon styles for active/inactive areas and midpoints.
- ๐ Dynamic display of calculated installation value based on real-world inputs.
โ๏ธ How to Use
After installing the plugin, navigate to the Solar Installation Simulator settings in your WordPress admin panel to configure default values and appearance options.
To display the simulator on any page or post, simply insert the shortcode:
[solar_energy_simulator]๐ Intended Users
This plugin is ideal for homeowners, energy consultants, solar product vendors, and developers interested in evaluating or promoting solar energy savings.
๐ License
This plugin is licensed under the MIT License.
Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the “Software”), to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software.
THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED “AS IS”, WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND.
Important: The license above applies to the plugin source code only. All data retrieved from our Data API is licensed separately. Use of API data is subject to separate terms of service.
๐ Data Usage
All data retrieved from our Data API is not included in the MIT license. It is provided separately under our terms of service. This includes building data sourced from Overture. These datasets are subject to their own terms of service and licensing. The GHI (Global Horizontal Irradiance) data is used internally for calculations and is not delivered to users. It is sourced from World – Global Horizontal Irradiation (GHI) GIS Data, (Global Solar Atlas) and published under the CC BY 4.0.
๐ฌ We’d Love to Hear From You
Your feedback is important to us. If you have any questions, feature requests, or suggestions, please reach out via the plugin support page or contact us directly. Your input helps us make this tool even better.