National Grid Electricity System Operator (ESO) has partnered with the non-profit startup Open Climate Fix to develop a “first-of-a-kind” near-term forecasting service for solar generation using artificial intelligence. The ESO said the “nowcasting” service will allow its control room to minimise the amount of fossil fuel generation held in reserve to cover swings in solar output as clouds move across the sky, lowering both emissions and costs.
ESO to develop AI solar forecasting service
