• ANALYSIS
  • AUDIT
  • LISTING
  • HUMAN

How to compare solar estimates to telemetry with your AI

Connect Solcast to your AI client to bridge the gap between what your solar assets should produce and what they actually do.

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Short answer

How can I compare solar estimates to telemetry with my AI?

Your AI pulls theoretical production numbers from Solcast and matches them against your real-world measured data. This lets you spot underperforming sites or sensor errors immediately. You'll get a clear view of production variance across your entire portfolio.

Where your data lands.

The outcomes of your analysis.

The AI processes the raw solar data into these specific results.

ANALYSIS

Performance variance reports

The AI compares estimated and measured values to highlight sites where production falls below expectations.

AUDIT

Telemetry health checks

Your agent identifies if a drop in production is a real hardware issue or just a faulty meter by checking data consistency.

LISTING

Site inventory summaries

The AI organizes your registered rooftop locations into a structured list for easier batch processing.

HUMAN

Maintenance triggers

When the AI finds a significant discrepancy, it flags the specific site so you can send a technician.

The workflow

What your AI does when the data arrives.

The AI handles the heavy lifting of data retrieval and comparison.

  1. Identify sites

    The AI scans your account to find all registered solar installations.

    list_rooftop_sites

  2. Fetch estimates

    It pulls the predicted solar production numbers for your chosen sites.

    get_site_estimated_actuals

  3. Fetch telemetry

    The AI retrieves the real-time or historical measured production from your hardware.

    get_site_measured_actuals

  4. Calculate delta

    The agent compares the two datasets to find the percentage of loss or gain.

    get_site_estimated_actualsget_site_measured_actuals

Try it

Copy these to start.

Use these prompts to kick off your analysis.

Starting points

Replace the bracketed text with your specific site IDs or timeframes.

Solcast Connector

You're all set. Choose your MCP client and follow the setup instructions.

Connector linkhttps://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_KeGXbsA8e2RVruw9CH3qiPWgxYpHwDunFkLd0yXa/mcp

Claude Desktop

Follow the steps below to connect in seconds.

  1. 1In Claude Desktop, open Settings → Connectors.
  2. 2Click “Add custom connector” and paste the connector link above as the remote MCP server URL.
  3. 3Click Add and start a new chat — Solcast capabilities are ready to use.
Configuration · claude_desktop_config.jsonCopy
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "solcast-solar-mcp": {
      "url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_KeGXbsA8e2RVruw9CH3qiPWgxYpHwDunFkLd0yXa/mcp"
    }
  }
}
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  • List all my rooftop sites and tell me which ones have the highest estimated production.

  • Compare the estimated production against the measured actuals for site ID 5502.

  • Find all sites where the measured telemetry is more than 20% lower than the Solcast estimate.

  • Check the performance delta for my sites in the California region for the last 30 days.

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Start here

Connect Solcast once, then ask.

Just link your Solcast account through Vinkius. Your credentials stay encrypted, and you can immediately start asking your AI about your solar data.

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FAQ

How this task behaves.

  • 01

    Can the AI change my Solcast settings?

    No. The AI can only read data from your sites; it cannot modify your Solcast account configuration or settings.

  • 02

    Can the AI delete my site records?

    No. The AI has no capability to delete or remove sites from your Solcast account.

  • 03

    Does the AI need me to upload CSV files?

    No. The AI pulls the data directly from Solcast using the provided tools.

  • 04

    How does the AI know which site is which?

    The AI uses the list of registered sites to identify them by their unique IDs or names.

  • 05

    Can the AI fix a broken inverter?

    No. The AI identifies the performance gap, but you must handle the physical repairs or hardware adjustments yourself.

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