Solcast

← Tariffs & forecasts

Requires a solcast.com account. The free "Home User" tier is often sufficient for private use. This plan has an API limit of 10 requests per day.

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Parameters

Name	Description	Value	Level
site	Ressource ID of your site		optional
token	API Token		optional
from	Start time Start time of data retrieval, specified in full hours, e.g. "6"		advanced
to	End time End time of data retrieval, specified in full hours, e.g. "20"		advanced
interval	Interval Default: 3h		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: solcast
        site: # Ressource ID of your site
        token: # API Token
        from: # Start time, Start time of data retrieval, specified in full hours, e.g. "6" (optional)
        to: # End time, End time of data retrieval, specified in full hours, e.g. "20" (optional)
        interval: 3h # Interval, optional