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PV*SOL Tutorial for Importing Solcast TMY

Information regarding how to use PV*SOL with Solcast Data

See below video from PV*SOL on how to use Solcast.

Step by step guide to using Solcast data in PV*SOL

We recommend testing the integration first with one of our unmetered locations, prior to setting up your desired location.

  • Within your project.
  • Select the Map icon within your Climate Data section.
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  • Select the List tab
  • Select Create climate data for new location
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  • Select lat;lon and enter accordingly. This should prepopulate the section below.
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  • Select Solcast (TMY)
  • Authenticate with your email and API key
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  • Once authenticated, PVSOL will make the API call to extract the data for you, and return you to the list window which shows the newly added location.
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If you successfully were able to add the unmetered location, please repeat the above steps with the desired location.

Troubleshooting

  • 403 Error
    • This error may be caused by the following situations:
      • The credentials provided were incorrect. Either the email or API key.
      • The account used does not have a corresponding TMY plan.

Please see our troubleshooting 4xx page for further error codes you may encounter.