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Getting Started with Utility Scale Solar Farm Forecasting via the Solcast API
Getting Started with Utility Scale Solar Farm Forecasting via the Solcast API

Interested in our Utility Scale live and forecast data? Here's what you need to do next

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Written by Ben King
Updated over a week ago

How to: Utility Scale Solar Farm Forecasting 

If you've decided to try out our Utility Scale live and forecast data, your next stop is in the API Toolkit, where you'll use the "Add Site" button to create your first (and free) new site. 

  1. Step 1: Register for the Solcast API Toolkit

  2. Step 2: Create a new Utility Scale site ("Add Site", see below)

  3. Step 3: Download sample forecasting data and check our accuracy

  4. Step 4: Sharing measurement data from your solar farm to enable our tuning technology

  5.  Step 5: Setting up automated POSTing of solar farm measurements for regular tuning updates

Adding a Utility Scale Site:

Below is a quick animation of a Utility Scale solar farm site being created. You can read more about the required specifications for setting up a solar farm on the product page. 


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