SolarAnywhere® Data is compatible with a wide range of third-party PV modeling tools. SolarAnywhere users have the option of using the API ore one of our compatible file formats to import typical-year and time-series data into the software tools listed in the table below.
SolarAnywhere Data Import Options
| Modeling Tool | API Integration | File Import | ||
| SolarAnywhere Format | TMY3 Format | |||
| Glint Solar | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| PlantPredict by Terabase | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| PRISM | ✓ | |||
| PV*SOL by Valentin Software | ✓ | |||
| PVsyst | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| RatedPower by Enverus | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| NREL SAM | ✓ | |||
| Solesca | ✓ | |||
| Helioscope | ✓ | |||
| Yield by PVcase | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
How to Import SolarAnywhere Data
Instructions for importing SolarAnywhere Data into third-party modeling tools can be found in the following pages:
- Using SolarAnywhere Data in Glint Solar
- Using SolarAnywhere Data in PlantPredict
- Using SolarAnywhere Data in PRISM
- Using SolarAnywhere Data in PV*SOL
- Using SolarAnywhere Data in PVsyst
- Using SolarAnywhere Data in RatedPower
- Using SolarAnywhere Data in SAM
- Using SolarAnywhere Data in Solesca
- Using SolarAnywhere Data in PVcase
Typical Year+, Typical Year Unlimited and Enterprise customers can streamline workflows by taking advantage of API integrations with industry-leading PV simulation tools. These data integrations make it possible to get high-quality, typical-year solar resource data into your PV simulation program of your choice without needing to download and upload the files manually. The first 200 locations per year are no additional cost for Unlimited customers. For full details, visit the Purchase page.
If you would like to make use of one of our API integrations, the first step is to create an API key. Instructions for API Key creation and management can be found here. To import SolarAnywhere file downloads, reference the above table to learn which of our available file formats are compatible with each simulation tool.