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Using SolarAnywhere Data in Glint Solar

There are two ways to import SolarAnywhere® Data into Glint Solar for use in PV design modeling:

  1. Import the data directly into Glint Solar using the SolarAnywhere API.
  2. Download SolarAnywhere Data from data.solaranywhere.com and import the file into Glint Solar.

API integration is only available to SolarAnywhere Typical Year Unlimited and Enterprise, Typical Year+, and Sites customers. Sites users must first activate their desired sites through our web portal prior to accessing data via API.

Import using the SolarAnywhere API

SolarAnywhere API users can take advantage of our integration with Glint Solar design simulation software by following these steps:

  1. Generate a SolarAnywhere API Key or request an API key from the license manager of your SolarAnywhere Account.
  2. In Glint, select Company settings on the left-hand menu, and then select API keys on the top bar.
  3. Select SolarAnywhere as the provider and enter your 64-character API key where prompted. Choose the license type that your account has access to (Sites license customers should select TMY+ to get access to 1-km resolution data).
  4. Select Add key to finish setting up the integration.
  5. In your project, select Create Analysis.
  6. Under Irradiation, select SolarAnywhere API as the Data Source.
  7. Albedo can be left as the default 0.2, or adjusted to site specific values.
  8. Once the rest of the analysis parameters have been set, select Analyze to run the analysis with the API imported TGY data.

Import a downloaded SolarAnywhere file

SolarAnywhere typical-year data files can easily be imported into Glint Solar by following a few simple steps:

  1. Download typical-year data from SolarAnywhere in SolarAnywhere output format in 60-minute temporal resolution.
  2. In your project, select Create Analysis.
  3. Under Irradiation, select SolarAnywhere CSV as the Data Source.
  4. Select Upload SolarAnywhere csv to upload your file.
  5. Albedo can be left as the default 0.2, or adjusted to site specific values.
  6. Once the rest of the analysis parameters have been set, select Analyze to run the analysis with the CSV uploaded TGY data.

If you run into an error, please contact us at support@solaranywhere.com.