RENEWABLE ENERGY DATA AND TOOLS THAT FIT YOUR NEEDS
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Starter
Quality weather data from the last few years
Best for
Light ML, site commissioning
Date Availability Starts
3 years ago
Date Ends
7 days ago
Time Granularity
30, 60 minutes
File Formats
JSON, CSV
Access
API & Web Download
Global coverage
Irradiance, weather & rooftop PV power data
Option to add Advanced, Premium PV Power model
Clear-sky scenarios
Ground albedo and snow soiling losse
Pro
High resolution historical data from recent years
Best for
Heavy ML, grid modelling
Date Availability Starts
7 years ago
Date Ends
7 days ago
Time Granularity
5, 10, 15, 30, 60 minutes
File Formats
JSON, CSV
Access
API & Web Download
Global coverage
Irradiance, weather & rooftop PV power data
Option to add Advanced, Premium PV Power model
Clear-sky scenarios
Ground albedo and snow soiling losse
Max
Our highest resolution historical weather data
Best for
Bankable high-quality resource assessment.
Date Availability Starts
January 2007
Date Ends
7 days ago
Time Granularity
5, 10, 15, 30, 60 minutes
File Formats
JSON, CSV
Access
API & Web Download
Global coverage
Irradiance, weather & rooftop PV power data
Option to add Advanced, Premium PV Power model
Clear-sky scenarios
Ground albedo and snow soiling losse
Custom
Weather data built for your needs
Speak to our team of data scientists, engineers and meteorologists about bespoke needs including:
- Gridded data
- Area Averages
- Historical Forecasts
- Tuned Wind
- Bulk API access
- Site Adaptation
- Data Dashboards and visualisation
Not ready to send a request yet?
- Make up to 15 free Historic Time Series data requests (15 site-months) at your locations
- Make unlimited Historic Time Series data requests at Solcast's unmetered locations
- Ask our team for historical forecasts for your locations to evaluate against your measurements
- Ask our team for an extended free trial with more Historic Time Series data requests
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TMY Pro
Bankable TMYs for reasource assessment
Best for
Resource Assessment
Time Granularity
Hourly (60 minutes) only
PXX Levels Available
P50 only
Weights Used for Past Month Selection
Can be specified in request (combination of GHI and DNI)
Period of Data Used
2007 to 2024
Finest Spatial Resolution Used (Elevation and Irradiance Modelling)
90m
Each Request Contains (For One Location Per Request)
One Calendar Year of Hourly Data (8760)
Data Formats
CSV, SAM, TMY3, PVSyst, JSON
Data Access Options
API
Historical Time Series or Live & Forecast Data
Not included in this plan. Multi-plan discounts apply to add additional plans - Ask Sales for a Quote
Global coverage
Irradiance, weather & rooftop PV power data
Ground Albedo data and Snow Soiling losses
Enforced consistency with long term average of Historic Time Series data
Option to add Advanced, Premium PV Power model
Clear-sky scenarios and probabilistic scenarios
TMY Max
Custom and probabilistic TMYs for bankable EYAs
Best for
Resource Uncertainty Assessment, Sub-hourly losses
Time Granularity
Hourly (60 minutes), plus 15, 20, 30 Minute
PXX Levels Available
P50, P75, P90, P95
Weights Used for Past Month Selection
Can be Specified in Request (combination of GHI and DNI)
Period of Data Used
2007 to 2024
Finest Spatial Resolution Used (Elevation and Irradiance Modelling)
90m
Each Request Contains (For One Location Per Request)
One Calendar Year of Data (at chosen temporal resolution)
Data Formats
CSV, SAM, TMY3, PVSyst, JSON
Data Access Options
API
Historical Time Series or Live & Forecast Data
Not included in this plan. Multi-plan discounts apply to add additional plans - Ask Sales for a Quote
Global coverage
Irradiance, weather & rooftop PV power data
Ground Albedo data and Snow Soiling losses
Enforced consistency with long term average of Historic Time Series data
Option to add Advanced, Premium PV Power model
Clear-sky scenarios and probabilistic scenarios
Site-Adapted TMY
Site adapted based on high-quality measurements
Speak to our team of data scientists, engineers and meteorologists about bespoke needs including:
- Bulk API access
- Site Adaptation
- Measurement data QC and cleaning
- Site adapted Time-Series
Not ready to send a request yet?
- Make unlimited TMY data requests at Solcast's unmetered locations
- Ask our team for an extended free trial or assess TMY PXX data
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Starter
Recent weather data, including cloud tracking
Best For
Remote monitoring or sense checking sensors.
Update Frequency
Every 6 hours
Time Coverage
-7 days to +7 days
Time Granularity
30, 60 minutes
Irradiance, weather and rooftop power data
Option to add Advanced PV model
Option to add SLAs & 24/7 support
Clear-sky and probabilistic scenarios
Pro
High quality, low latency weather data
Best For
Performance monitoring
Update Frequency
Every 15 minutes
Time Coverage
-7 days to +14 days
Time Granularity
15, 20, 30, and 60 minutes
Irradiance, weather and rooftop power data
Option to add Advanced PV model
Option to add SLAs & 24/7 support
Clear-sky and probabilistic scenarios
Max
Our highest resolution live weather data
Best For
Sensor gap-filling, QC, performance monitoring
Update Frequency
Every 5 minutes
Time Coverage
-7 days to +14 days
Time Granularity
15, 20, 30, and 60 minutes
Irradiance, weather and rooftop power data
Option to add Advanced PV model
Option to add SLAs & 24/7 support
Clear-sky and probalisitic scenarios
Custom
Weather data built for your needs
Speak to our team of data scientists, engineers and meteorologists about bespoke needs including:
- Gridded data
- Area Averages
- Historical Forecasts
- Bulk API access
- Site Adaptation
- Data Dashboards and visualisation
Not ready to send a request yet?
- Make up to 10 free Live and Forecast data requests at your locations
- Make unlimited Live and Forecast data requests at Solcast's unmetered locations
- Ask our team for historical forecasts for your locations to evaluate against your measurements
- Reach out to our team for an extended free trial with unlimited Live and Forecast data requests
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Starter
Dayahead forecasting
Update Frequency
Every 6 hours
Time Coverage
-7 days to +7 days
Time Granularity
30, 60 minutes
Irradiance, weather and rooftop power data
Option to add Advanced, Premium PV models
Option to add SLAs & 24/7 support
Clear-sky and probabilistic scenarios
Pro
High quality cloud and weather nowcasts
Update Frequency
Every 15 minutes
Time Coverage
-7 days to +7 days
Time Granularity
15, 20, 30, and 60 minutes
Irradiance, weather and rooftop power data
Option to add Advanced, Premium PV models
Option to add SLAs & 24/7 support
Clear-sky and probabilistic scenarios
Max
Our highest quality, fastest updating forecasts
Update Frequency
Every 5 minutes
Time Coverage
-7 days to +14 days
Time Granularity
15, 20, 30, and 60 minutes
Irradiance, weather and rooftop power data
Option to add Advanced, Premium PV models
Option to add SLAs & 24/7 support
Clear-sky and probalisitic scenarios
Custom
Weather data built for your needs
Speak to our team of data scientists, engineers and meteorologists about bespoke needs including:
- Gridded data
- Area Averages
- Historical Forecasts
- Bulk API access
- Site Adaptation
- Data Dashboards and visualisation
Not ready to send a request yet?
- Make up to 10 free Live and Forecast data requests at your locations
- Make unlimited data requests at Solcast's unmetered locations
- Ask our team for historical forecasts for your locations to evaluate against your measurements
- Ask our team for an extended free trial with more data
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