Solcast Plans Pricing
Real-data pricing tiers for the Solcast API. Solcast offers Starter, Pro, and Max data tiers across its product lines (Historic Time Series, Live Data, Forecast Data, TMY, PV Power, and Grid Aggregations), with all paid plans priced by quote request. A free evaluation tier is available with up to 10 free live/forecast requests and up to 15 free Historic Time Series requests (15 site-months). Unlimited unmetered test location requests are available on all plans. Pricing source: https://solcast.com/pricing/irradiance-weather
Solcast Plans Pricing is the machine-readable pricing-plan profile for Solcast on the APIs.io network, conforming to the API Commons Plans specification.
It defines 5 plans, covering freemium, paid, and enterprise tiers, with named plans including Free Evaluation, Starter, Pro, Max, Custom.
Tagged areas include Solar, Energy, Forecasting, Irradiance, and Weather.
Plans
Free trial access for new Solcast users. Grants up to 10 free live and forecast API requests at user-defined locations, up to 15 free Historic Time Series requests (15 site-months), and unlimited requests at Solcast's designated unmetered test locations. Data granularity is 30 and 60 minutes; forecasts update every 6 hours. Intended for evaluation and integration testing only.
- Public Documentation
- Community Support
- Live Data API
- Forecast Data API
- Historic Time Series API
- Unmetered Test Locations
Entry-level commercial tier providing 30 and 60-minute data granularity with 6-hour update frequency. Historic data covers up to 3 years ago for time series and 7 days for live data. Best suited for day-ahead forecasting, remote monitoring, light machine learning, and site commissioning. Pricing requires a quote request from Solcast sales.
- Live Data API
- Forecast Data API
- Historic Time Series API (3-year lookback)
- TMY Pro API
- Rooftop PV Power API
- Grid Aggregations API
- P10/P50/P90 Probabilistic Scenarios
- Global Coverage
- JSON and CSV Output Formats
- Optional SLA Add-on
- Optional 24/7 Support Add-on
Mid-tier commercial offering with 15-minute update frequency and data granularity down to 5 minutes. Historic time series covers up to 7 years. Designed for performance monitoring, high-quality cloud and weather nowcasting, heavy machine learning, and grid modelling. Pricing requires a quote request from Solcast sales.
- Live Data API
- Forecast Data API
- Historic Time Series API (7-year lookback)
- TMY Pro API
- Rooftop PV Power API
- Advanced PV Power API
- Grid Aggregations API
- P10/P50/P90 Probabilistic Scenarios
- Global Coverage at 90m Resolution
- JSON and CSV Output Formats
- Optional SLA Add-on
- Optional 24/7 Support Add-on
Premium tier with the highest update frequency (every 5 minutes), finest granularity (5-minute), and the longest historic data coverage (January 2007 to present). Best for sensor gap-filling, QC, highest-quality intraday forecasting, and bankable resource assessment. TMY data includes P50/P75/P90/P95 scenarios at 15-minute granularity. Pricing requires a quote request from Solcast sales.
- Live Data API (2007 to present)
- Forecast Data API (+14 days)
- Historic Time Series API (January 2007 to present)
- TMY Max API (P50/P75/P90/P95 at 15-minute granularity)
- Rooftop PV Power API
- Advanced PV Power API
- Premium PV Power API
- Grid Aggregations API
- P10/P50/P90 Probabilistic Scenarios
- Global Coverage at 90m Resolution
- JSON, CSV, SAM, TMY3, PVSyst Output Formats
- Snow Parameters (snow_water_equivalent, snow_depth)
- Optional SLA Add-on
- Optional 24/7 Support Add-on
Tailored enterprise solutions for organisations with bespoke data needs including gridded data, area averages, historical forecasts, tuned wind models, bulk API access, site adaptation, and custom data dashboards. Pricing and scope negotiated directly with Solcast sales and technical account management.
- Gridded Data Products
- Area Averages
- Historical Forecast Reanalysis
- Tuned Wind Models
- Bulk API Access
- Site Adaptation
- Custom Data Dashboards
- 24/7 Dedicated Support
- Contractual SLA
- Dedicated Account Manager
- All Solcast APIs
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