The tables below give a quick overview of the key differences in features between the two PV*SOL programs.
| Content |
PV*SOL premium 2026 |
PV*SOL 2026 |
| Over 8,000 inlcuded climate locations worldwide |
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| Interactive map for selection of climate data |
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| Creation of new climate locations by interpolation |
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| Shareable online or offline database |
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| Database > 26,000+ PV modules, 7,447+ inverters, 5,201+ battery
systems
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| Automatic database updates with Software Maintenance Agreements
(SMA)
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| Manually add custom modules and inverters |
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| Grid-connected systems |
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| On-grid battery storage |
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| Multiple groups electric car charging with each day different |
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| Multiple on screen and report languages |
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| Automatic & manual inverter configuration |
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| Off-grid systems with AC generators |
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| Hourly and minute simulations |
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| Import *.PAN module file format |
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| Import *OND inverter file format |
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| Adjustable Autosave |
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| Design |
PV*SOL premium 2026 |
PV*SOL 2026 |
| Design 2D systems up to 100,000 modules per array |
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| Unlimited 2D sub-arrays |
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| Calculation and losses parameters |
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| Define electricity consumption |
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| Template selection & custom import of consumption load profiles |
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| Proposal of minimum cable sizes according to energy losses |
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| 2D roof visualisation |
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| Specify percentage shading of solar radiation |
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| Customisable 2D horizon |
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| 2D polygon roof shapes |
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| PhotoPlan design of roof |
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| Plan module spacing in 2D |
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| Physical vertical and horizontal trackers |
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| Subdivide strings into Polystrings |
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| Simulation of bifacial modules for mounted PV systems |
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| Simulate DC-DC power optimisers |
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| Installation type Floating PV |
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| Simulation of appliances with surplus PV energy consumption |
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| Integration of DHW and space heating with a thermal profile |
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| Import of sub-year load profiles |
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| Bundled climate file options include PVGIS, Solcast, Meteonorm |
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| Main process 64bit |
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| Automatic configuration of SolarEdge products |
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| Direct import of PVGIS horizon lines |
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| Define any number of battery systems |
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| DC-coupled battery systems freely assigned to the respective PV
inverter
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| Time-controlled charging and discharging of grid-connect batteries
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| E-car charging station with automatic phase switching |
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| Automatic DC array cabling |
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| Design 3D systems up to 7,500 modules mounted, 10,000 roof-parallel
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| Multiple feed-in tariffs freely assigned to different consumers |
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| 3D Design |
PV*SOL premium 2026 |
PV*SOL 2026 |
| 3D visualization of buildings and shading objects |
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| Rotate land area with objects |
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| Drag-and-drop shading objects |
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| Animated sun-path |
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| Shade frequency distribution |
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| Detailed shade analysis for each individual module |
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| Rafter and spacing layout |
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| Google Map or floor plan import for 3D layout |
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| Custom textures for terrain |
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| 3D landscape visualisation |
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| 3D polygon buildings |
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| Copying of object groups including all structures and configurations
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| Duplication of objects by specifying number and separation |
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| Import 3D files such as OBJ, DAE and X |
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| Snow and wind 3rd party strucutural loads |
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| Google Solar API |
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| Results |
PV*SOL premium 2026 |
PV*SOL 2026 |
| Exportable auto-generated parts list |
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| System check for sizing errors |
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| Yield and Rate-of-Return calculations |
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| Exportable system design (*.SVG, *.PDF, *.PNG) with custom safety
devices |
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| Customisable presentation reports for customers |
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| Export hourly or minute results as CSV files |
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| Economic analysis |
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| Customisable load profiles & tariffs |
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| UK adaptation of load profiles & tariffs |
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| Financial calculation includes taxation |
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| Financial calculation includes multiple loans |
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| Exponential, multi-point or linear degradation |
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| Table of cashflow balances |
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| Graphic display of IV and PV characteristics |
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| Project data and results can be exported to a JSON file |
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| Compact project report |
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| 3D screenshots of building & array |
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| DXF multi-layer exports of 3D layout |
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