Researchers develop model to improve visibility of behind-the-meter solar generation

Spanish researchers created a diffusion-based method using smart meter data to reconstruct rooftop solar output with uncertainty estimates, enabling distribution operators to better forecast grid impacts from distributed PV.

First covered Jul 27, 2026 · 1:00 AM PT · 1 article

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4h PV Magazine New disaggregation methodology quantifies uncertainty in behind-the-meter PV generation — Researchers in Spain have developed a conditional diffusion-based model to improve the visibility of behind-the-meter PV systems using low-resolution smart…

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Appeared in: 2026-07-27 (#3)

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