Cloud cover is unpredictable, causing solar electricity generation to fluctuate wildly. Grid operators compensate by keeping fossil fuel plants on standby, undermining the climate benefits of solar. Open Climate Fix builds open-source ML models that use satellite imagery to forecast solar output hours ahead, but the models and data pipelines need ongoing improvement.
https://github.com/openclimatefix/Open-Source-Quartz-Solar-ForecastCreated by daltlc