Estimates are wildly optimistic
Quick Information
cURL
- Device: Computer / Tablet / Mobile
- Operating System:
What Happened?
Given this request;
curl -X 'GET' \ 'https://api.forecast.solar/estimate/watthours/day/38.099409/-121.566151/0/0/0.6' \ -H 'accept: application/json' \ -H 'X-Delimiter: |' \ -H 'X-Separator: ;'
The response indicates an unrealistic daily yield;
{ "result": { "2025-05-05": 5557, "2025-05-06": 5570 }, "message": { "code": 0, "type": "success", "text": "", "pid": "6w614Px7", "info": { "latitude": 38.0993, "longitude": -121.5661, "distance": 0.014, "place": "Brannan Island Road, Sacramento County, CA, United States of America", "timezone": "America/Los_Angeles", "time": "2025-05-05T11:57:05-07:00", "time_utc": "2025-05-05T18:57:05+00:00" }, "ratelimit": { "zone": "IP 2605:59c0:2185:5610:f948:4ed8:6bc3:b9ad", "period": 3600, "limit": 12, "remaining": 9 } } }
Expected result
The response should indicate a daily yield more in line with real-work values. For example, I wouldn't expect a 600 watt array as in the above example, to show a daily yield of more than ~2500 watt / hours under even the most ideal weather conditions
Steps to reproduce
run the above cURL example and examine the results
Screenshots
Priority/Severity
- High (anything that impacts the normal user flow or blocks app usage)
- Medium (anything that negatively affects the user experience)
- Low (anything else e.g., typos, missing icons, layout issues, etc.)