What is being forecast?
Aggregate solar generation across a bidding zone or control area.
Zonal Forecasting · The market
See how much solar the market will produce.
Zonal Forecasting estimates aggregate solar generation across a bidding zone or control area. It gives traders and analysts a market-level view without requiring ownership or visibility of the underlying plants.
Who uses it?
Power traders, analysts and market participants.
What decision does it support?
Market positioning, fundamental analysis and intraday trading.
Market use
Forecast solar generation across an entire electricity market.
Zonal forecasts turn distributed solar conditions into one market-wide production profile, independent of the assets contained in your own portfolio.
Market-wide production Estimate aggregate solar generation for a selected zone.
Changing expectations Compare successive forecast updates as delivery approaches.
Intraday decisions Use renewable-generation changes in market positioning and imbalance analysis.
Independent view Understand solar supply beyond your own portfolio.
Service tiers
Choose the operating depth you need.
Move from a defined zonal service to a model tailored around your markets, or add agreed operational conditions.
Standard
A defined forecast scope and delivery setup.
Tailored
A model adapted to your data, geography, forecast horizons and evaluation criteria.
Tailored + Operational
Tailored zonal forecasting with treatment for agreed operational conditions.
Build an independent view of the solar market.
Select your zones, horizons and operational depth, and we’ll define the service around your decisions.
Test the market view that supports your decisions.
Try GraphSight for selected zones and issue times, or request pricing for a defined zonal service.