TEP Solar test yard data page

  • On this site you will find information about ongoing research in solar energy at the University of Arizona. Several outdoor test facilities for PV systems are operated by TEP in collaboration with AZRISE and the UA. One is the TEP solar test yard.



  • Contact | Tours | Photos | Data | Lectures | Data Loggers | TED | Press | Solar 101 | AZRISE

  • Solar Seminar schedule (pdf) , (txt) , map (pdf) , talks from spring 2010 , and Fall 2010


  • New Data Access Site website

    • PV output data last uploaded:

    here are some plots

  • PV module spec sheets folder and spreadsheet with manufacturers' info

  • Kwh genergated yesterday and today text file

  • Summary of the TEP Solar Test yard objectives, equipment, and findings pdf file

  • PVSC 2010 papers featuring TEP Solar Test yard data measurements of degredation and impacts of partial shade


    • Some irradiance data from 2009 and early 2010:
  • irradiance data files


    • 2010 Data:
  • Engineering 1 minute data


    • 2009 Data:
  • csv 15 minute data
  • csv hourly data
  • csv daily data


    • 2008 Data:
  • system4 in 2008 daily graph and csv file
  • system4 in 2008 hourly graph and csv file
  • system4 in 2008 15 minute graph and csv file


    • Multi-year Data Sets:
  • Historical Data