How Cogsmith Solar works
A guided tour from calculator to lead capture. No signup, no demo call — just the actual plugin.
Their number, not a generic claim.
- ●Panel slider from 1 to 20 with live results
- ●Monthly bill, supplier, region, orientation, house type — all configurable
- ●Battery toggle doubles self-consumption from 40% to 80%
- ●9-tile results grid: savings, payback, kWh, cost, SEAI grant, export income, 25-yr profit, CO2, system kWp
- ●Embeds via [cogsmith-solar] shortcode — works in any theme
Six Irish suppliers. Real rates.
What the homeowner pays per kWh — drives savings calculation
What they earn selling excess back — drives export income
Pro fetches fresh rates weekly so you never show stale numbers
Nine numbers. Zero guesswork.
- ●Annual savings — the headline number, calculated from supplier rate × self-consumed kWh
- ●Monthly savings — annual divided by 12 for household budgeting
- ●Payback period — system cost after grant ÷ annual savings
- ●SEAI grant — tiered calculation matching current grant structure
- ●25-year profit — lifetime savings minus net system cost
- ●CO2 offset — annual kg saved based on Ireland's carbon factor
Each product appears when the visitor selects enough panels — no irrelevant upsells
Add your own products with images, prices, specs, and links — managed in the admin
Five built-in product illustrations. Upload your own for custom packages
Every submission includes their full calculation.
- ●Name, email, phone — with GDPR consent checkbox
- ●Stores all 11 calculation parameters alongside the contact details
- ●Admin notification email on every submission
- ●Quote accurately without calling back to ask what they entered
Premium visual calculator with 4 themes.
- ●Premium chart mode with 4 selectable themes
- ●Interactive 25-year bar chart with break-even marker
- ●Switch between bar, line, and pie chart views
- ●6-tile stat grid: monthly savings, payback, generation, CO₂, net cost, 25-year profit
- ●Product recommendations and lead capture below the chart
- ●Embed with [cogsmith-solar mode="chart"]
Three colours, one logo, zero CSS edits.
Primary, secondary, and accent colour pickers in the admin
Upload your logo — displayed at the top of the calculator
Font family selector — or use "inherit" to match your theme
Four admin pages. Everything configurable.
Settings — costs, grants, constants, defaults, colours, font, logo
Suppliers, products, and leads — each on its own page
CSV export with BOM — opens clean in Excel
Ready to install it?
€99/year • Free tier available forever