SWOpti consists of a mini-PC, the SWOpti software itself, Homeseer (ultra-complete home automation software), current clamps, plug/socket modules or micromodules for the appliancess to be controlled/monitored, and a controller that communicates between SWOpti and these modules. No two SWOptis are the same! To find out the price of your SWOpti, download the "SWOpti Requirements Collection" PDF, fill it out, and return it to SWOpti. Note that you will receive a €50 discount on the price of your SWOpti if you purchase solar panels at the same time.

Here are the steps in detail:
1) You download, fill out and return the PDF to us.
2) We prepare a quote for you; you sign it to transform it into a purchase order.
3) You settle your SWOpti and we order the necessary components.
4) We manufacture your SWOpti and you will receive it by post against signature.
5) You plug in your SWOpti.
6) You install the clamps, plug/socket modules and micromodules.

This last step can only be done in your home. The clamps are placed around certain wires in your electrical cabinet. The plug/socket modules are plugged into the relevant electrical outlet (for a washing machine, for example). The micromodules must be installed, depending on your installation, in the electrical cabinet like circuit breakers (if the appliance in question is "alone on its circuit") or "on the appliance side" otherwise. You will receive detailed instructions for installing these elements. If you are not familiar with the terms "circuit breaker, live wire, and neutral wire," you can call on someone else to install these elements (a handy family member, neighbor, or an electrician). 94% of customers install these elements themselves and 6% call on an electrician or home automation engineer.
Are you a DIY enthusiast? You can make your own SWOpti! For more information, click HERE.

Calculate your time for return on investment

If you already have solar panels/wind turbines, you've probably calculated the payback time. This calculation can take many things into account, but essentially you need to take the total cost of your investment and divide it by the amount of savings per year that this investment allows you to make. The result is the number of years needed to "recoup" the investment. If you paid 10,000 euros for your panels and they save you 1,000 euros per year, you have a payback time of 10 years. With a SWOpti, you will save more money than initially planned. By calculating the payback time for just the SWOpti itself, and this is just an example, your SWOpti costs you 850 euros and this will allow you to make an additional 450 euros in savings per year. For SWOpti alone, 850 / 450 = 1.8 years. Combined with your investment in panels: (10,000 + 850) / (1,000 + 450) = 7.48 years. So you can recoup your initial investment faster by adding a SWOpti.

A word about our partner Sunethic…

SWOpti markets Sunethic photovoltaic panels for their quality and the use of low-carbon panels manufactured in France. Delivery is free and arranged by phone. The panel list below is a simplified presentation. More details are available on the Sunethic website. Prices here are displayed in euros including VAT and reflect a 5% discount compared to the prices on the Sunethic website. If your town hall or works council has a joint purchasing project underway with SWOpti, this discount increases to 10% (see prices below).

A word about Chinese Sunpower panels

It is possible to replace standard panels with Sunpower panels. They are good quality (approved by Sunethic) but less expensive. You can remove €76 PER PANEL from the prices below if you opt for Sunpower panels. Example: Code F2000 for €2185 including VAT contains 4 panels. You can therefore remove 4 x €76 (€304) for a final price of €1881 including VAT.

Plug-and-Play (PnP) panels for floor, wall or flat roof

Plug-and-Play (PnP) roof panels
(individual purchase)

In addition to the panels (see prices above), you will need a fixing kit for tiles, steel trays, fiber cement/PST or slates:

Plug-and-Play (PnP) roof panels
(group purchase)

Beware of injection limits if you don't have SWOpti

The electricity distribution manager (ENEDIS in France) limits the amount of watts you can inject. Indeed, the French grid cannot support excessively high injections. If you already have solar panels and a self-consumption contract with surplus injection, you are certainly limited to a maximum of 6000 watts of injection. As for PnP panels, you are not paid for your surplus and, moreover, you are not supposed to inject at all. But since the electricity has to go somewhere, ENEDIS still "tolerates" it going onto the grid. If you have both a self-consumption contract with surplus injection (where you are paid for your surplus) AND PnP panels, it is assumed that the production from your PnP panels is consumed by your home before the production of your panels "with injection contract". In any case, you must not exceed the injection limit of 6000 watts. SWOpti software can ensure that this limit is never exceeded because it "cuts off" one or more panels depending on the amount of watts you inject beyond the limit.

Use the "NodOn Order Form" on the left to order your modules.

If you:
• know how to download, install and follow instructions to configure software
• purchase the components required for your installation (SWOpti will guide you)
• can do a few basic electrical tasks in your electrical cabinet with circuit breakers

you can build a SWOpti yourself. The "Do-It-Yourselfer's Guide" (button on the left) will tell you everything.