# Solar MCP

> Use this tool when you need to streamline solar project planning and workflows by accessing solar permitting authorities, estimating solar production, and retrieving irradiance data. It solves problems related to solar energy project development, such as data collection and integration, by providing a centralized interface to industry-standard APIs like NREL. With inputs like location and system details, it outputs valuable data to inform solar project decisions.

Canonical page: https://skillsregistry.net/skills/ianherzog-solar-mcp  
JSON: https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/ianherzog-solar-mcp

## Description

An MCP server that enables AI assistants to look up solar permitting authorities, estimate solar production via PVWatts, and retrieve irradiance data. It streamlines the creation of solar-aware workflows by integrating industry-standard APIs like NREL.

## Trust

- **Trust score (0–1):** 0.60
- **Verification tier:** unverified

## Facts

- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Skill type:** atomic
- **Execution layer:** mcp-remote
- **Runtime environment:** api
- **Category:** other
- **Updated:** 2026-04-30

## Source

- **Source listing:** [Glama](https://glama.ai/mcp/servers/yltty13pzv)
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/ianherzog/solar-mcp>

## Use it

Resolve this record through the SkillsRegistry MCP server (no auth, read-only):

```
claude mcp add --transport http --scope user skillsregistry https://api.skillsregistry.net/mcp
```

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "get_skill",
    "arguments": {
      "slug": "ianherzog-solar-mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

REST: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/ianherzog-solar-mcp` · pull for local use: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/ianherzog-solar-mcp/pull`

---
SkillsRegistry indexes agent skills from public registries and GitHub. Skills we have analysed are scanned with Circle-IR and scored on six dimensions; each listing states its scan coverage. More: https://skillsregistry.net/llms.txt