# Solar Production Forecast

The Solar Production Forecast service predicts the amount of solar energy that can be generated from a solar power system at a specific location. It takes into account factors like solar radiation, cloud cover, and other environmental conditions to provide accurate solar production forecasts. 

By incorporating the Solar Production Forecast service into the recommendation platform, we can optimize recommendations based on expected solar energy availability.

## Types

The Solar Production Forecast generates events with the following types. This information is available for all customers of the recommender platform which provide a ZIP for their buildings.

<table><thead><tr><th width="359">Type</th><th>Description</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>POWER_GENERATION_FORECAST_1H</td><td>The expected power generated in the next hour in Watt.</td></tr><tr><td>POWER_GENERATION_FORECAST_24H</td><td>The expected power generated in the next 24 hours in Watt.</td></tr><tr><td>POWER_GENERATION_FORECAST_48H</td><td>The expected power generated in the next 48 hours in Watt.</td></tr><tr><td>POWER_GENERATION_FORECAST_TOMORROW</td><td>The expected power generated on the next calendar day.</td></tr><tr><td>POWER_GENERATION_FORECAST_DAY_AFTER_TOMORROW</td><td>The expected power generated on the day after tomorrow in Watt.</td></tr></tbody></table>