Introduction

Evaluate Data AccessTesting the Solcast data API

Getting Started

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User Guides

What is an API? What is an API key? How do I use my API key?What is an API request? How many API requests do I need?Best Practices

Solcast Products

Modelling

Modelling - FAQs

Resolution and Accuracy

Solar Radiation Forecasting and Historical DataGlobal Coverage

Solcast API

Hobbyists and Researchers

Troubleshooting and FAQs

FAQs

Troubleshooting Data Errors

Useful Links

Postman API (Spec) Documentation

Python SDK

API Change Log

Subscription Management

Solcast's PV modeling methodology and specifications

Understanding PV power output modelling, PV power forecasting and solar energy generation estimates.

Solcast employs a proprietary PV power model, based on a quadratic PV radiation to power conversion algorithm that is uniquely suited for machine learning applications. We have selected this approach, as our PV power products are designed to benefit from user PV power measurement data, which are uniquely specified for each data product.

Learn more about how we approach PV power modelling and where the PV power output estimates in our APIs come from. Read the detailed information here: https://solcast.com/advanced-pv-power-model

• Solcast's PV modeling methodology and specifications