Solar garden table created by a Swiss company promises to generate energy at home, power everyday devices, and even pay for itself over time using only sunlight.

Written by Fabio Lucas Carvalho

Published on 15/05/2026 at 23:54

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IOTA Solar’s solar garden table combines photovoltaic panel, USB sockets, home connection, and app monitoring to generate up to 450 kWh per year on the terrace, although the price is still the biggest obstacle.

The Swiss company IOTA Solar has introduced the PT One, a solar garden table that combines outdoor furniture and electricity generation for residential home use. The product looks like a sophisticated table but incorporates a photovoltaic panel on the tabletop.

The proposal is to take advantage of a surface that usually remains on the terrace all year round. Connected to a traditional socket, the table injects the electricity produced into the house’s network and helps power everyday equipment.

Garden table connects solar energy to home use

The operation is straightforward. The PT One connects to a home socket, and the energy generated by the solar panel starts to power devices like the Internet box, refrigerator, or devices that are constantly on standby.

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Annual production can reach 450 kWh

IOTA Solar reports that the PT One can produce between 350 and 450 kWh per year, depending on sun exposure. The estimate places the table within the trend of energy self-consumption, with distributed production in common objects.

The product fits into a broader logic of using existing surfaces to generate electricity. The material cites photovoltaic fences, solar blinds, and urban furniture capable of producing energy as examples of this movement.

The idea starts from a simple point: the terrace usually goes unused for much of the day, even when it’s well exposed to the sun. Turning a garden table into an energy source utilizes this area functionally.

Price still weighs on the adoption of the novelty

The main obstacle is the cost. The PT One is sold for about 2,300 euros, a high price for a garden table, even with an integrated solar panel, connections, and app monitoring.

The announced savings are around 150 euros per year, depending on solar incidence and usage form. At this pace, profitability does not occur immediately, requiring patience from the consumer.

The brand itself claims that the PT One would be “the first table in the world that pays for itself.” The phrase sums up the product’s promise, but the initial investment still limits the solution’s reach for many buyers.

Available in four colors, the table is also associated with design and innovation. The attraction is not only in the savings but in the possibility of producing part of the electricity without major works.

With the PT One, solar energy leaves the traditional format of large photovoltaic installations and enters everyday furniture. The garden table shows an attempt to make electricity generation discreet, integrated, and present in daily life.

Solar garden table created by a Swiss company promises to generate energy at home, power everyday devices, and even pay for itself over time using only sunlight.

IOTA Solar’s solar garden table combines photovoltaic panel, USB sockets, home connection, and app monitoring to generate up to 450 kWh per year on the terrace, although the price is still the biggest obstacle.

Garden table connects solar energy to home use

Annual production can reach 450 kWh

Price still weighs on the adoption of the novelty

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IOTA Solar’s solar garden table combines photovoltaic panel, USB sockets, home connection, and app monitoring to generate up to 450 kWh per year on the terrace, although the price is still the biggest obstacle.

Garden table connects solar energy to home use

Annual production can reach 450 kWh

Price still weighs on the adoption of the novelty

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