Managing Unavailability via the alitiq Solarpower API ⚡

This guide explains how to push curtailments to the alitiq Solar PV API for PV Systems. Curtailments represent reduced power production due to grid constraints, maintenance, or market-driven limitations.

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Overview

The alitiq Solar API allows you to submit and inspect curtailment/unavailability data from your PV-Systems. This data is crucial for evaluating lost production potential and improving forecasting accuracy.

Key Features ✨

• Real-time Curtailments/unavailability: Push live curtailment events.
• Historical Curtailments/unavailability: Submit past curtailment records for analysis.
• Forecast Refinement: Curtailment/unavailability awareness improves forecast realism.
• Flexible Time Windows: Define how time intervals align to your curtailment records.

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Required Curtailment Data

When submitting curtailment data, include the following fields:

Field	Type	Description	Default
location_id	str	Unique ID of the PV systems where the curtailment occurred.	None
dt	datetime or pandas.Timestamp	Timestamp representing the curtailment's time window.	None
level	float	Magnitude of curtailment (values between 0 and 1 ).	None
timezone	str	Timezone of the timestamp. Available timezones can be found here	UTC
interval_in_minutes	int	Interval length that the timestamp refers to.	15
window_boundary	str	Defines alignment of dt (begin, center, or end).	end

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Example Code to Push Curtailments

Use the /solar/curtailments/add/ endpoint to submit data.

python requestsalitiq-py SDKcURL

import requests

url = "https://api.alitiq.com/solar/curtailments/add/"

payload = [
    {
        "location_id": "SP001",
        "dt": "2024-06-10T10:00:00.000",
        "level": 1,
        "interval_in_minutes": 15,
        "timezone": "UTC",
        "window_boundary": "end"
    },
    {
        "location_id": "SP001",
        "dt": "2024-06-10T10:15:00.000",
        "level": 1.0,
        "interval_in_minutes": 15,
        "timezone": "UTC",
        "window_boundary": "end"
    }
]
headers = {"Content-Type": "application/json", "x-api-key": "{your-api-key}"}

response = requests.post(url, json=payload, headers=headers)
print(response.text)

from datetime import datetime
from alitiq import alitiqSolarAPI, CurtailmentForm

# Initialize API client
solar_api = alitiqSolarAPI(api_key="your-api-key")

# Create curtailment records
curtailments = [
    CurtailmentForm(
        location_id="SP001",
        dt=datetime(2024, 6, 10, 10, 0).isoformat(),
        level=1.0,
        interval_in_minutes=15,
        timezone="UTC",
        window_boundary="end",
    ),
    CurtailmentForm(
        location_id="SP001",
        dt=datetime(2024, 6, 10, 10, 15).isoformat(),
        level=1.0,
        interval_in_minutes=15,
        timezone="UTC",
        window_boundary="end",
    ),
]

# Post to the API
response = solar_api.post_curtailments(curtailments)
print("API Response:", response)

curl --request POST \
--url https://api.alitiq.com/solar/curtailments/add/ \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--header 'x-api-key: {your-api-key}' \
--data '[
    {
        "location_id": "SP001",
        "dt": "2024-06-10T10:00:00.000",
        "level": 1.0,
        "interval_in_minutes": 15,
        "timezone": "UTC",
        "window_boundary": "end"
    },
    {
        "location_id": "SP001",
        "dt": "2024-06-10T10:15:00.000",
        "level": 1.0,
        "interval_in_minutes": 15,
        "timezone": "UTC",
        "window_boundary": "end"
    }
]'

Note

You can push up to 10,000 curtailment records in one call. It is recommended to batch data by month per system.

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API Response

• ✅ Success: The API returns an HTML confirmation indicating the curtailments were saved.
• ❌ Error: If there's invalid input (e.g., invalid window_boundary), you'll receive a detailed HTTP error response.

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Inspecting Curtailments

You can view stored curtailments using the /solar/curtailments/inspect/ endpoint. Supported formats:
- json (default)
- csv
- html (generates a timeseries plot)

Query Parameters:

Parameter	Type	Description
location_id	str	External ID of the location.
start_date	str	Optional ISO date string.
end_date	str	Optional ISO date string.
response_format	str	One of json, csv, html.

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Notes on Best Practices

• Use UTC whenever possible to ensure consistency.
• Window Alignment:
  • begin: dt marks the start of the curtailment window
  • center: dt is the center of the interval
  • end: dt marks the end of the curtailment window
• Validation: Use the SDK's CurtailmentForm for safer and structured inputs.

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Contact

For help or onboarding assistance, contact: support@alitiq.com 💬