Forecast.Solar

forecast.solar can be used for free. Paid plans can also be used by specifying an API key.

Global

Parameters

Name	Description	Level
`lat`	Latitude Example: `55.7351`	optional
`lon`	Longitude Example: `9.1275`	optional
`az`	Azimuth Orientation of PV modules in degree. -180 = north, -90 = east, 0 = south, 90 = west, 180 = north Example: `0`	optional
`dec`	Decline 0 = horizontal, 90 = vertical Example: `25`	optional
`kwp` [kWp]	Maximum generator power Example: `9.8`	optional
`horizon`	Horizon Simulates terrain shadows, doc.forecast.solar Example: `0,0,15,30,45,60,60,60,45,30,15,0`	advanced
`apikey`	API Key	advanced
`interval`	Interval Default: `1h`	advanced

Configuration example for evcc.yaml

If you don't want to configure via the UI, you can alternatively use this YAML block.

tariffs:
    solar:
      - type: template
        template: forecast-solar
        lat: 55.7351 # Latitude
        lon: 9.1275 # Longitude
        az: 0 # Azimuth, Orientation of PV modules in degree. -180 = north, -90 = east, 0 = south, 90 = west, 180 = north
        dec: 25 # Decline, 0 = horizontal, 90 = vertical
        kwp: 9.8 # Maximum generator power (kWp)
        horizon: 0,0,15,30,45,60,60,60,45,30,15,0 # Horizon, Simulates terrain shadows, [doc.forecast.solar](https://doc.forecast.solar/horizon) (optional)
        apikey: # API Key, optional
        interval: 1h # Interval, optional