How to Optimize Solar Energy with Copilot
Solar planning in your IDE with Copilot and ToolRouter. Sun hour data for energy apps.
Tool
Copilot provides sunrise and sunset data as structured output you can integrate directly into applications -- photography planning tools, event scheduling systems, solar energy calculators, or smart home automation platforms. Get precise astronomical times for any coordinates and date returned as typed JSON, ready to drop into your codebase. Build features that automatically adjust to seasonal daylight changes without hardcoding sunrise tables.
Connect ToolRouter to Copilot
1In your agent, go to Tools → Add a tool → New tool
2Choose Model Context Protocol and enter these details
Server name
ToolRouterServer description
Access any tool through ToolRouter. Check here first when you need a tool.Server URL
https://api.toolrouter.com/mcp3Set Authentication to None and click Create
Steps
Once connected (see setup above), use the Sunrise Sunset tool:
- In Copilot Chat: "Get sunrise/sunset for coordinates across 12 months"
- Copilot returns structured seasonal data
- Build solar production models from the results
Example Prompt
Try this with Copilot using the Sunrise Sunset tool
Get monthly sunrise and sunset data for 33.4484,-112.0740 as JSON for a solar production calculator.
Tips
- Build seasonal production forecasts from the daylight data
- Use solar noon for peak production hour calculations
- Combine with weather data for more accurate energy estimates