Great news for our North American clients. From now on, the Solargis Forecast platform provides early warnings for one of the most damaging weather hazards for solar power plants: Hail forecasting - crucial especially in regions with frequent severe storms. As the continental United States is one of the areas most affected by hail, we’ve launched this update for this region first, with plans to expand coverage in the near future.
The recent heat dome that enveloped large parts of the Midwest, Northeast and Southeast of the U.S., including states like North Carolina and Maine, has exposed vulnerabilities in the operational and trading strategies of utility-scale solar projects. These extreme weather conditions had direct operational consequences.
Depending on the source and desired application, solar data can have distinctive temporal resolutions, such as sub-hourly (1-, 2-, 5-, 10-, 15-, 30-minute) or hourly intervals. But how are you supposed to know the difference, and why should you care?
