Solcast · FinOps Profile

Solcast Finops

FinOps framework definition for the Solcast API surface. Provides a FOCUS-aligned mapping for cost allocation, usage measurement, and unit-economics reporting across the provider's APIs. Solcast pricing is quote-based across Starter, Pro, and Max commercial tiers. Cost drivers include data tier (Starter/Pro/Max), product line (historic, live, forecast, TMY, PV power, aggregations), update frequency, time granularity, and number of monitored sites or locations. Organizations should instrument API key usage via the Solcast API Toolkit and map spend to business units consuming solar and weather data for forecasting, monitoring, and trading.

Solcast Finops is the FinOps profile for Solcast on the APIs.io network, aligned with the FinOps Foundation Framework.

It defines 3 billable meters, billed in USD, on a monthly cycle, and pricing category usage-based.

The profile maps 9 FOCUS columns for cost-allocation reporting.

Tagged areas include Solar, Energy, Forecasting, Irradiance, and Weather.

Category: API Pricing: Usage-Based Billing: Monthly FOCUS v1.3
SolarEnergyForecastingIrradianceWeatherRenewable EnergyPV PowerFinOpsCost ManagementFOCUS

Framework Alignment

Framework
FinOps Foundation Framework
Data Spec
FOCUS v1.3

Charge Categories

UsagePurchaseTaxCreditAdjustment

FOCUS Columns

BillingCurrency
USD
ChargeCategory
Usage
InvoiceIssuerName
Solcast
PricingCategory
Usage-Based
PricingUnit
request
ProviderName
Solcast
PublisherName
Solcast
ServiceCategory
Developer Tools / API
ServiceName
Solcast

Meters

api_requests
Unit: request
Count of billable API requests
data_egress
Unit: GB
Bytes returned over the network in API responses
compute_seconds
Unit: second
Server-side compute consumed by the request, where applicable