# PVGIS

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/providers/pvgis/  
**Website:** https://re.jrc.ec.europa.eu/pvg_tools/en/  
**APIs profiled:** 1

PVGIS (Photovoltaic Geographical Information System) is a European Commission service providing free access to solar radiation and photovoltaic performance data worldwide. Users can input location, system parameters, and retrieve hourly, daily, monthly, and yearly solar irradiation, PV output, and performance metrics in various formats (CSV, JSON, PDF). The platform supports multiple PV technologies, mounting options, and includes tools for horizon and temperature data, aiding researchers, engineers, and policymakers in renewable energy planning and analysis.

## Kin Score — 4.1 / 100 (minimal)

Scored 2026-10-17 under rubric 0.24.0. Trend: flat (+0.0 from 4.1).

| Facet | Score |
|---|---|
| Discoverability | 53.6 |
| Contract Quality | 0.0 |
| Contract Governance | 0.0 |
| Operational Transparency | 0.0 |
| Developer Ergonomics | 0.0 |
| Access Clarity | 0.0 |

Regulatory layer — **Energy & Utilities**: 4.9 (matched via tags).

## Agent readiness — 0.0 (human-only)

| Dimension | Value |
|---|---|
| Spec Presence | no |
| Agentic Access | no |
| Reversibility Documented | no |
| MCP Server | no |
| Auth Clarity | no |
| Idempotency | no |
| Error Semantics | no |
| OpenAPI Examples | no |
| Rate Limit Signal | no |
| Event Surface Described | no |
| Agent Skills | no |
| Well Known Catalog | no |
| Consent Identity | no |
| Agent Card | no |
| Dry Run Mode | no |
| Delegated Identity | no |
| Protected Resource Metadata | no |
| Dynamic Client Registration | no |
| Agentic Commerce | no |

## APIs (1)

- **PVGIS API** — API for PVGIS providing solar radiation and photovoltaic performance data

## Security (1)

- **Pvgis Domain Security** — TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DNSSEC

## Tags

Energy, Solar, Renewables, Data, European Commission

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Profiled by [API Evangelist](https://apievangelist.com) and published on [APIs.io](https://apis.io/providers/pvgis/). Scores are computed from the provider's own public artifacts under a published rubric.