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NREL Solar Resource

NREL Solar Resource MCP Connector for Claude

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Access NREL's solar irradiance data and National Solar Radiation Database (NSRDB) information for any US location directly from your AI agent.

2 tools Official Updated Jun 28, 2026 Official Vinkius Partner
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Connect your AI agent to the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) Solar Resource API to analyze solar potential and access historical radiation data through natural conversation.

What you can do

  • Solar Irradiance — Retrieve average solar irradiance data including Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI), Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI), and Tilt at Latitude for specific coordinates.
  • NSRDB Queries — Search the National Solar Radiation Database for the nearest datasets based on latitude/longitude, address, or Well-Known Text (WKT) geometry.
  • Data Sourcing — Identify specific satellite or station-based datasets for renewable energy research and site assessment.

How it works

  1. Subscribe to this server
  2. Enter your NREL API Key
  3. Start querying solar data from Claude, Cursor, or any MCP-compatible client

Who is this for?

  • Energy Analysts — quickly assess the solar potential of specific geographic locations for project feasibility.
  • Researchers — locate relevant NSRDB datasets for climate and energy studies without manual API calls.
  • Engineers — retrieve precise irradiance metrics for solar installation planning directly in your workflow.
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2 tools expose this connector's capabilities to your AI agent.

get_solar_resource

Get average solar irradiance data for a location

query_nsrdb_data

Query nearest NSRDB datasets for a location

See how to talk to your AI agent using NREL Solar Resource.

What is the average solar irradiance for latitude 34.05 and longitude -118.24?

I've retrieved the solar resource data for those coordinates. The average Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) is 6.24 kWh/m²/day, and the Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) is 5.12 kWh/m²/day.

Find the nearest NSRDB datasets for 'Golden, Colorado'.

Searching NSRDB for Golden, CO... I found several datasets. The closest station is located at 39.74, -105.17 with data available from the PSM V3 satellite model. Would you like the download links?

Query satellite-based NSRDB data for the coordinates 40.71, -74.00.

I've filtered the NSRDB for satellite datasets at those coordinates. I found a high-resolution satellite dataset (PSM) covering that area. It includes 30-minute interval data for solar radiation and meteorological variables.

Use the `get_solar_resource` tool by providing the latitude and longitude. The agent will return average DNI, GHI, and Tilt at Latitude data for that location.

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