Pricing
Choose which type of data you want to see pricing for:
per site
per year
Pricing for Forecasts, Live Actuals and Recent (past 3 months) Actuals
| Free | Solar Radiation | Rooftop | Utility Scale | Simple Lat/Lon | Enterprise | |
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| Create 3x sites | from $50 USD | $79 USD | $99 USD | $370 USD | ||
| API calls | 10 per day | 100 per day | 100 per day | 200 per day | 10,000 per month, +$20 per additional 10,000 calls | 100 to 1500 per day |
| Time resolution (minutes) | 5/10/15/30 | 30 Need higher resolution solar radiation data?We offer 5, 10 and 15 minute resolution solar radiation data through the creation of a Utility Scale site. Once you've created your Solcast API Toolkit account, simply add a Utility Scale site, and you'll be able to request live and forecast solar radiation data at 5, 10 and 15 minute resolution at that location. | 30 | 5/10/15/30 | 30 | 1/5/10/15/30 |
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| Free Create 3x sites | |
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| API calls | 10 per day |
| Time resolution (minutes) | 5/10/15/30 |
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| Solar Radiation from $50 USD | |
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| API calls | 100 per day |
| Time resolution (minutes) | 30 Need higher resolution solar radiation data?We offer 5, 10 and 15 minute resolution solar radiation data through the creation of a Utility Scale site. Once you've created your Solcast API Toolkit account, simply add a Utility Scale site, and you'll be able to request live and forecast solar radiation data at 5, 10 and 15 minute resolution at that location. |
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| Start 14 day free trial | |
| Rooftop $79 USD | |
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| API calls | 100 per day |
| Time resolution (minutes) | 30 |
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| Utility Scale $99 USD | |
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| API calls | 200 per day |
| Time resolution (minutes) | 5/10/15/30 |
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| Simple Lat/Lon $370 USD | |
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| API calls | 10,000 per month, +$20 per additional 10,000 calls |
| Time resolution (minutes) | 30 |
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| Enterprise | |
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| API calls | 100 to 1500 per day |
| Time resolution (minutes) | 1/5/10/15/30 |
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*Site creation is limited by account type. Commercial accounts limited to 1x Rooftop, Weather & Utility. Research accounts limited to 1x Rooftop and 1x Weather. Hobbyist accounts limited to 1x Rooftop.
Forecasts, Live Actuals and Recent Actuals: Paid plan pricing details
LIVE
$50 (USD) per site per month
$20 (USD) per site per month
100 API calls per site, per day
Additional API calls at $0.002 per call
LIVE AND FORECAST
$99 (USD) per site per month
$50 (USD) per site per month
100 API calls per site, per day
Additional API calls at $0.002 per call
LIVE AND FORECAST (UTILITY SCALE)
$99 (USD) per site per month
$50 (USD) per site per month
100 API calls per site, per day
Additional API calls at $0.002 per call
WORLD SOLAR RADIATION API
$370 (USD) per month
$20 (USD) per 10,0000 calls
We may be able to offer you a bulk discount. Contact us or speak to one of our Enterprise partners, and let us know what you need.
USD, per month
Enterprise options for large numbers of sites may be cheaper for you
Contact usUSD, per month
Enterprise options may be cheaper for you
Contact usLIVE AND RECENT ACTUALS + FORECASTS
$99 (USD) per site per month
$50 (USD) per site per month
100 API calls per site, per day Additional API calls at $0.002 per call
Need a large number of sites, or many lat/lon based requests?
We may be able to offer you a bulk discount. Contact us or speak to one of our Enterprise partners, and let us know what you need.
USD, per month
Enterprise options for large numbers of sites may be cheaper for you
Contact usFor single site residential hobbyist users, our free plan allows you to use Solcast with your own small residential system for up to 5 calls per day. If you want more frequent updates than this, contact us to discuss either a paid plan or how you could help us spread the message about Solcast in return more more updates per day.
Priced according to your specific needs, and the size and complexity of the Grid Aggregations you require.
Contact Us now to arrange a quotation. Along with one of our Enterprise Partners, we can also help you with:
- Bespoke, edited or physically signed contracts
- Ability to licence or re-sell our data
- A service level agreement defining service levels and response times
- 24/7 support services, including telephone support
- Packages including general (non-renewables related) weather services
- Accuracy guarantees
- Special consulting projects requiring additional services or report writing
Pricing for Historical and TMY
$400 credit for new commercial and research users when you sign up for free account
| Pay as you go $0 USD | Pay in advance Tier 1 $2,250 USD | Pay in advance Tier 2 $8,000 USD | Pay in advance Tier 3 $15,000 USD | Pay in advance Tier 4 $35,000 USD | Enterprise Pricing subject to your required scope | |
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| Credits assigned to your account at purchase date | $0 | $2,250 | $8,000 | $15,000 | $35,000 | N/A |
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| Includes all available weather parameters | ||||||
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| Pay as you go data prices. | Credit consumption. All items able to be purchased seperately with your credit. | Pricing subject to your required scope. Highly customisable data scopes and consulting services | ||||
Monthly Averages | $80 | $5 | $5 | $5 | $5 | |
Basic TMY (P50) | $400 | $350 | $120 | $96 | $80 | |
Extended TMY (P50, P75 & P90) | $800 | $700 | $240 | $192 | $160 | |
Basic Time Series (60min granularity) | $400 (full record), or $100 per year | $350 (full record), or $87 per year | $120 (full record), or $30 per year | $96 (full record), or $24 per year | $80 (full record), or $20 per year | |
Extended Time Series (Native satellite, 5, 10, 15, 30, 60 min granularity) | $600 (full record), or $150 per year | $525 (full record), or $131 per year | $180 (full record), or $45 per year | $144 (full record), or $36 per year | $120 (full record), or $30 per year | |
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| Pay as you go $0 USD | |
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| Credits assigned to your account at purchase date | $0 |
| Global Coverage | |
| Includes all available file types | |
| Includes all available weather parameters | |
| Contract and SLA | |
| Consulting services, large many-site bulk extract bundles | |
Data prices. All items able to be purchased seperately with your credit. | |
Monthly Averages | $80 |
Basic TMY (P50) | $400 |
Extended TMY (P50, P75 & P90) | $800 |
Basic Time Series (60min granularity) | $400 (full record), or $100 per year |
Extended Time Series (Native satellite, 5, 10, 15, 30, 60 min granularity) | $600 (full record), or $150 per year |
| Sign up now | |
| Pay in advance Tier 1 $2,250 USD | |
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| Credits assigned to your account at purchase date | $2,250 |
| Global Coverage | |
| Includes all available file types | |
| Includes all available weather parameters | |
| Contract and SLA | |
| Consulting services, large many-site bulk extract bundles | |
Data prices. All items able to be purchased seperately with your credit. | |
Monthly Averages | $5 |
Basic TMY (P50) | $350 |
Extended TMY (P50, P75 & P90) | $700 |
Basic Time Series (60min granularity) | $350 (full record), or $87 per year |
Extended Time Series (Native satellite, 5, 10, 15, 30, 60 min granularity) | $525 (full record), or $131 per year |
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| Pay in advance Tier 2 $8,000 USD | |
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| Credits assigned to your account at purchase date | $8,000 |
| Global Coverage | |
| Includes all available file types | |
| Includes all available weather parameters | |
| Contract and SLA | |
| Consulting services, large many-site bulk extract bundles | |
Data prices. All items able to be purchased seperately with your credit. | |
Monthly Averages | $5 |
Basic TMY (P50) | $120 |
Extended TMY (P50, P75 & P90) | $240 |
Basic Time Series (60min granularity) | $120 (full record), or $30 per year |
Extended Time Series (Native satellite, 5, 10, 15, 30, 60 min granularity) | $180 (full record), or $45 per year |
| Email to purchase | |
| Pay in advance Tier 3 $15,000 USD | |
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| Credits assigned to your account at purchase date | $15,000 |
| Global Coverage | |
| Includes all available file types | |
| Includes all available weather parameters | |
| Contract and SLA | |
| Consulting services, large many-site bulk extract bundles | |
Data prices. All items able to be purchased seperately with your credit. | |
Monthly Averages | $5 |
Basic TMY (P50) | $96 |
Extended TMY (P50, P75 & P90) | $192 |
Basic Time Series (60min granularity) | $96 (full record), or $24 per year |
Extended Time Series (Native satellite, 5, 10, 15, 30, 60 min granularity) | $144 (full record), or $36 per year |
| Email to purchase | |
| Pay in advance Tier 4 $35,000 USD | |
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| Credits assigned to your account at purchase date | $35,000 |
| Global Coverage | |
| Includes all available file types | |
| Includes all available weather parameters | |
| Contract and SLA | |
| Consulting services, large many-site bulk extract bundles | |
Data prices. All items able to be purchased seperately with your credit. | |
Monthly Averages | $5 |
Basic TMY (P50) | $80 |
Extended TMY (P50, P75 & P90) | $160 |
Basic Time Series (60min granularity) | $80 (full record), or $20 per year |
Extended Time Series (Native satellite, 5, 10, 15, 30, 60 min granularity) | $120 (full record), or $30 per year |
| Email to purchase | |
| Enterprise Pricing subject to your required scope | |
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| Credits assigned to your account at purchase date | $35,000 |
| Global Coverage | |
| Includes all available file types | |
| Includes all available weather parameters | |
| Contract and SLA | |
| Consulting services, large many-site bulk extract bundles | |
| Pricing subject to your required scope. Highly customisable data scopes and consulting services | |
| Contact Us | |
Historical and TMY data credits
Free data credits for new users and for public researchers
| $400 credit | When you sign up. Thanks for being an early adopter! |
| $250 credit | For public researchers or students. Receive $250 worth of additional free historical data credits when you sign up with your University email address, or you otherwise help us verify your public researcher or student status. |
| $5000 credit | Can be granted to verified public researchers or students, after you send us a short publication plan that briefly details your research and what you plan to publish, and also send us proof of a web link and mention of Solcast. See details here. |