Design the Perfect Solar System Before You Buy

Free engineering-grade calculations for your home or business: system size, panels, inverter, battery, cable thickness and line loss — for any location worldwide.

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Answer a few questions — our engine does the rest.

  1. 1 Enter your usage or appliances
  2. 2 Pick your city or latitude
  3. 3 Get your complete system design
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Popular Solar Calculators

Powerful tools to design your perfect solar system

Solar System Size

kW and panel count from your usage

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Solar Panel Calculator

How many panels your roof needs

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Inverter Size

Continuous rating and startup surge

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Battery Bank

Lithium vs lead-acid, sized for backup

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Cable Size & Voltage Drop

Wire thickness and line loss

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Tilt Angle & Direction

Best orientation for your latitude

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How It Works

Simple steps to get your accurate solar design

1

Enter Details

Your electricity usage or appliance list, and your location.

2

Engine Analysis

Local sun hours, losses and surge factors are applied automatically.

3

Engineering Results

Standard formulas size every component of the system.

4

Get Your Report

A complete equipment list with best-practice suggestions — print or save.

A Complete Picture, Not a Sales Pitch

Your result covers everything an installer would quote — so you walk in informed:

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Why Solar Portal?

Unbiased by design

We sell nothing and take no commissions from brands or installers.

Worldwide

Sun-hour data by city, with a latitude model covering the entire globe.

Engineering-based

The same formulas professionals use — surge, losses and headroom included.

Private

Calculations run in your browser. No account, no tracking of your inputs.