How PVGIS can help you Are you planning to install PV or want to check the performance of an existing system? PVGIS can help to answer questions such as: How much electricity could photovoltaics produce where I live?How does production change over the year?Want to know more? Try the PVGIS interactive application. PVGISCurrent production version 5.3 New versions of the PVGIS web tool and API service for testing We're just made a complete update of the PVGIS software. The backend code is now in Python and a public version is available on the Commission’s Gitlab EC CODE). The underlying solar dataset offers satellite and reanalysis solar irradiation data as for PVGIS 5.3, but now covers from 2014 up to 2024.Interested? Check out the public beta versions and let us know what you think. PVGIS 6 beta version for testing Key Features Free and open access to photovoltaic (PV) electricity generation potential for different technologies and system configurations.No registrationExtensive supporting documentation - see the links at the bottom of this page.First time user? Check out the Getting started sectionAPIs for fast, automated access needs.Maps of solar resource and PV potential, by country or region, in ready to print files.Available in English, French, Italian, Spanish and German (PVGIS5 only).Standardised output (typical meteorological year) for building energy calculations (PVGIS 5 only) Looking for more info? Using PVGIS 5Getting started with PVGIS 5PVGIS 5 previous releasesPVGIS 5 user manualAPI non-interactive servicePVGIS 5 toolsUsing PVGIS 6PVGIS 6 API servicePVGIS 6 User GuideGeneral InformationUsage Conditions & Data ProtectionPVGIS contact pointsGeospatial Data DownloadData sources & calculation methodsFrequently Asked QuestionsUpdates & bug fixes Highlighted news News announcement21 January 2026Rooftop solar could meet 40% of EU’s long-term electricity demandA new EU-wide analysis shows that rooftop solar photovoltaics could supply around 40% of Europe’s electricity by 2050.
Using PVGIS 5Getting started with PVGIS 5PVGIS 5 previous releasesPVGIS 5 user manualAPI non-interactive servicePVGIS 5 tools
General InformationUsage Conditions & Data ProtectionPVGIS contact pointsGeospatial Data DownloadData sources & calculation methodsFrequently Asked QuestionsUpdates & bug fixes
News announcement21 January 2026Rooftop solar could meet 40% of EU’s long-term electricity demandA new EU-wide analysis shows that rooftop solar photovoltaics could supply around 40% of Europe’s electricity by 2050.
