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PVWatts Calculator
Interactive web application that allows homeowners, installers and manufacturers to easily develop estimates of the performance of potential PV installations at specific locations. The calculator estimates the electricity production and energy value of a grid-connected roof- or ground-mounted photovoltaic system based on default inputs or user-defined inputs about the system's location, basic design parameters, and system economics.
Complete Metadata
| @type | dcat:Dataset |
|---|---|
| accessLevel | public |
| bureauCode |
[
"019:20"
]
|
| contactPoint |
{
"fn": "PVWatts Support",
"@type": "vcard:Contact",
"hasEmail": "mailto:PVWatts@nrel.gov"
}
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| dataQuality |
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| description | Interactive web application that allows homeowners, installers and manufacturers to easily develop estimates of the performance of potential PV installations at specific locations. The calculator estimates the electricity production and energy value of a grid-connected roof- or ground-mounted photovoltaic system based on default inputs or user-defined inputs about the system's location, basic design parameters, and system economics. |
| distribution |
[
{
"@type": "dcat:Distribution",
"title": "PVWatts API and Documentation",
"format": "HTML",
"accessURL": "https://developer.nrel.gov/docs/solar/pvwatts/",
"mediaType": "text/html",
"description": "Link to current PVWatts API version and documentation. "
},
{
"@type": "dcat:Distribution",
"title": "PVWatts Calculator",
"format": "gov",
"accessURL": "https://pvwatts.nrel.gov/",
"mediaType": "application/octet-stream",
"description": "Calculator for estimating performance and value of potential PV installations at specific locations."
}
]
|
| identifier | https://data.openei.org/submissions/400 |
| issued | 2014-11-25T07:00:00Z |
| keyword |
[
"NREL",
"photovoltaics",
"renewable energy",
"renewables",
"solar",
"solar efficiency"
]
|
| landingPage | https://data.openei.org/submissions/400 |
| license | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ |
| modified | 2025-10-07T17:50:46Z |
| programCode |
[
"019:008"
]
|
| projectNumber |
"52946"
|
| projectTitle | Maintenance and Feasibility for Simplified Distributed Energy Resource Modeling |
| publisher |
{
"name": "National Renewable Energy Laboratory",
"@type": "org:Organization"
}
|
| spatial |
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|
| title | PVWatts Calculator |
