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Solar Dataset Query
Returns information about data available for a given location for the solar resource database used by the PVWatts® Calculator and PVWatts APIs.
Solar Dataset Query V1 (GET /api/solar/data_query/v1)
Returns information about data available for a given location for the solar resource database used by the PVWatts v6 API.
Solar Dataset Query V2 (GET /api/solar/data_query/v2)
Returns information about data available for a given location for the solar resource database used by the PVWatts® Calculator and PVWatts v8 API.