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Estimate solar PV output and sunlight for any site in the world from EU satellite data.

No key required. Included on Free.

Questions you can ask

  • “How much energy would a 1 MW fixed-tilt array produce per year near Midland, Texas?”
  • “Monthly solar irradiation at this latitude and longitude.”
  • “Average hour-by-hour irradiance in July at this site.”
Sample outputfor “How much energy would a 1 MW fixed-tilt array produce near Midland, Texas?”
MonthEnergy (MWh)Irradiation (kWh/m²)
January130150
April175210
July185225

Illustrative values showing the shape of an answer, not live data.

Connect to your AI assistant

Paste this URL into Claude, ChatGPT, or any MCP client, then sign in when prompted. PVGIS is ready as soon as you sign in.

https://patchops.ai/api/mcp

Claude: use Add to Claude, or Settings > Connectors > Add custom connector and paste the URL.

Claude Code

claude mcp add --transport http patchops https://patchops.ai/api/mcp

Step by step

  1. 1

    Open connectors

    In Claude, open Settings > Connectors and click "Add custom connector".

  2. 2

    Paste the URL

    Name it PatchOps and paste https://patchops.ai/api/mcp as the server URL, then click Add.

  3. 3

    Sign in

    Click Connect and sign in to PatchOps when Claude asks.

  4. 4

    Start using

    Ask Claude a question. It uses PVGIS through PatchOps when it needs to.

› Technical details

EU JRC solar PV potential plus radiation for any lat/lon: grid-PV energy yield plus monthly and daily irradiation.

View the data contract and method schemas →