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categories:
  - 'Computer Magazines'
date: '2023-02-01 16:53:30 +0000'
title: 'Solar Power Leashed'
---

**Solar Power Leashed**, an article that describes how to use the 
Solcast API to predict the power output of an array of solar panels, 
has been published recently on *Linux Magazine* #268

I had a powerful solar array installed at home last September (you may 
check the article for the pictures!), so I naturally wanted to be able 
to predict the power yield I could expect day by day, so I could 
schedule my power consumption in advance. In other words: I wanted to 
be able to know if a given day is a good day to turn on the washing 
machine and the garden watering pumps, or if it would be wiser to wait 
for a day with a more favorable solar irradiation forecast.

The article includes a very handy Perl program that is capable of 
giving you a forecast which reaches up to 3 days in the future.

You may find the article in Linux Magazine #268(!).


Links:
* Linux Magazine #268: https://www.linux-magazine.com/Issues/2023/268