Release Guide¶
The release guide provide context about changes to POWER's applications, services, datastores. The versions follow the Semantic Versioning specification.
Example [name-of-service] v1.2.3
- Position 1: Major upgrades to the services and/or system (e.g. a breaking change).
- Position 2: Significant updates to Functionality and/or additions (e.g. adding/removing a new endpoint, an option, and/or temporal level).
- Position 3: Any change to the code that is pushed to production.
Please select a service name above to explore the version history of POWER's websites.
| Website | Date | Version | Title | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Applications | 01/02/2025 | v2.3.0 | Data v10 Release | Added Data v10 Release notification. |
| Services | 01/02/2025 | v2.4.5 | Data v10 Release | Updated to provide the Data v10 data from all service endpoints. |
| Datastores | 06/30/2025 | v10.1.1 | Tilted Surface Correction | Corrected the tilted surface climatology values for the southern hemisphere. |
| Date | Version | Title | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01/02/2025 | v2.3.0 | Data v10 Release | Added Data v10 Release notification. |
| Date | Version | Title | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01/02/2025 | v2.4.5 | Data v10 Release | Updated to provide the Data v10 data from all service endpoints. |
| Date | Version | Title | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09/17/2025 | v10.2.1 | Integrated HydroSCS Data | The HydroSCS data has been integrated into the POWER service endpoints for evaluation. |
| 09/17/2025 | v10.2.0 | Integrated GCC Data | The GCC data has been integrated into the POWER service endpoints for evaluation. |
| 09/17/2025 | v10.1.3 | Enabled Illuminance | The illuminance data equation was integrated into the EnergyPlus Weather File (EPW) format output. |
| 09/02/2025 | v10.1.2 | Integrated GWM Data | The GWM data has been integrated into the POWER service endpoints. |
| 06/30/2025 | v10.1.1 | Tilted Surface Correction | Corrected the tilted surface climatology values for the southern hemisphere. |
| 06/30/2025 | v10.1.0 | Radiation Sources Update | Updated the radiation data sources implementing correction factors for time-series analysis. |
| 06/11/2025 | v10.0.11 | Solar Geometry Correction | Corrected the solar zenith and solar azimuth angle for monthly, annual, and climatology. |
| 06/01/2025 | v10.0.10 | Updated Range Parameters | Updated the annual, monthly, and climatology range parameters to be the daily average. |
| 06/01/2025 | v10.0.9 | Weighted Annual Average | Enhanced the annual data products by upgrading to a weighted average for select data parameters. |
| 05/16/2025 | v10.0.8 | Precipitation Sum Correction | Corrected the 2024 annual precipitation sum data value, where a monthly average was provided not an annual sum. |
| 04/10/2025 | v10.0.7 | Upgraded FLASHFlux Data | The FLASHFlux was upgraded to Version 4C and is now utilized to provide Near Real Time (NRT) daily radiation data. |
| 04/09/2025 | v10.0.6 | Cloud Amount Correction | Corrected the monthly and annual cloud amount parameter, where a fraction not a percentage was shown resulting in mixed units. |
| 03/04/2025 | v10.0.5 | Integrated IMERG​ Data | The IMERG v7B​ data has been integrated into the POWER service endpoints. |
| 02/18/2025 | v10.0.4 | Reintegrated Day Hours | Reintegrated the Day Hours parameter into the pre-computed climatology. |
| 02/05/2025 | v10.0.3 | Precipitation Sum Correction | Corrected the precipitation sum data value where a monthly average was provided not an annual sum. |
| 01/30/2025 | v10.0.2 | Battery Sizing Correction | Corrected the battery parameters due to a minimum and maximum range setting. |
| 01/29/2025 | v10.0.1 | Climate Design Correction | Resolved a series of issues within Climate Design Conditions report. |
| 01/02/2025 | v10.0.0 | Data v10 Release | The Data v10 released to the POWER community and integrated into service endpoints. |
| 09/01/2024 | v10.0.0-beta | Data v10 Beta Release | The Data v10 was release on the AWS S3 buckets for community review and comment. |
Note
- The version numbers for all services are tracked independently.
- Any breaking change will be communicated to users via the following:
- Direct outreach from POWER's user list.
- Banner notifications on the POWER websites.
- The future changes section on this webpage.