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This integration provides an estimated forecast on how much energy your solar
panels are going to produce, allowing you to plan ahead on how you spend your
produced energy in most efficiently.
produced energy most efficiently.
As an example automation idea, you could determine if:
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{% include integrations/config_flow.md %}
If you have more than one plane of solar modules with different properties (e.g. several sides of the roof on different strings or on different buildings, with different directions or declinations) you can add the integration multiple times setting parameters accordingly. You can then use [template sensors](/integrations/template/) to combine the data, e.g. adding up production on different planes into one value to base your planning on.
## Sensors
The Forecast.Solar integration mainly provides sensors that you can use in your
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## Using your Solar.Forecast account
The [Forecast.Solar](https://forecast.solar/) can be used for free, but
The [Forecast.Solar](https://forecast.solar/) public plan can be used for free, but
the resolution of the data used is more limited and thus, there are less
details for this integration to work with.
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updates (based on a higher data resolution), you could [sign up for one
of their plans](https://doc.forecast.solar/doku.php?id=account_models#compare_plans).
To enable the use of the API key with this integration, to {% my integrations %}
and click "Configure" on the Forecast.Solar integration instance and enter the
To enable the use of the API key with this integration, go to {% my integrations %},
click "Configure" on the Forecast.Solar integration instance and enter the
API key for your account.
## Tweaking the estimations
The estimation can be tweaked and tuned to match your solar setup better.
Many factors that can cause the estimations to be slightly off
There are many factors that can cause the estimations to be slightly off
(but don't forget, it will always remain a forecast based on, e.g., weather
and historical data).
and historical data - not actual power produced).
Luckily there are controls to make them more accurate for your situation,
Luckily, there are controls to make them more accurate for your situation,
for example, by slightly adjusting the azimuth or declination. If your panels
catch a bit of shadow in the morning/evening, you could consider damping
the results a bit.