RENEWABLE ENERGY DATA AND TOOLS THAT FIT YOUR NEEDS

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

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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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