Watoo: free 3D solar estimator for any house in France
Watoo: free 3D solar estimator for any house in France
This free, no-registration tool helps homeowners and professionals evaluate rooftop solar opportunities across France. By combining 3D LiDAR-based building modelling with PVGIS calculations, it delivers quick estimates of solar yield, energy savings, and payback periods.
Watoo is a free web tool that helps French homeowners understand their roof's solar potential before requesting a quote.
Watoo makes it easy to assess any building's solar potential in France. Users simply enter an address, and the platform automatically reconstructs the property and its surroundings in 3D using French national open data. It then identifies the most suitable roof areas for solar panels by considering factors such as orientation, roof slope, and potential shading from nearby buildings and vegetation. Using PVGIS data, the tool estimates annual electricity generation and translates it into expected self-consumption, financial savings and payback time based on current French electricity tariffs.
Available free of charge and without registration, Watoo offers homeowners a quick way to explore solar opportunities, while its underlying technology also powers Kaelo, a platform for solar professionals that supports system design, quotation and project management. In addition, Watoo contributes to greater market transparency by publishing open data on the solar potential and solar deployment of all French municipalities.