Grid Aggregations

Grid Aggregations

Introduction

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Getting Started

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User Guides
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Solcast Products

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Live and Forecast
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Historic
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Grid Aggregations
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Typical Meteorological Year (TMY)
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Geographic Horizon Angles

Modelling

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Explaining Terms

Resolution and Accuracy

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Solcast API

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Documentation
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Third Party Applications

Hobbyists and Researchers

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Home Hobbyist Accounts
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Researchers and Academic Accounts

Troubleshooting and FAQs

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Useful Links

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Python SDK

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Thousands of PV systems, one forecast

With Solcast Grid Aggregations, you can have access to collective power forecast for thousands of PV sites. Discover more about this product and the valuable data it provides.

Grid Aggregation Data Specifications

Geographic coverage
Global, except for ocean and polar regions.
Temporal coverage
Historic data: January 2007 to 7 days ago Operational data: -7 days ago to + 7 days ahead
Temporal resolution
5, 10, 15, 30 & 60 minutes (period-mean values)
Spatial resolution
1-2km (irradiance and cloud parameters, over all non-polar continental areas and nearby islands) 27km (other parameters, and polar or remote oceanic regions)
Data parameters
• PV Power (MW) (10th, 50th, & 90th percentile) • PV Power (%) (10th, 50th, & 90th percentile)
Data access
Via the Solcast API & Solcast Web Toolkit
File formats
JSON and CSV (CSV not recommended for automation)

Gain an in-depth understanding of Grid Aggregations here or reach out to one of our Solar Data Managers.