Dear Pythonistas and solar power enthusiasts, On behalf of the maintainers, we're happy to announce a new release of pvlib python: software for simulating performance of photovoltaic solar energy systems. *See what's new for v0.8.1:* * https://pvlib-python.readthedocs.io/en/stable/whatsnew.html *Releases are available from PyPI and the conda-forge channel:* * https://pypi.org/project/pvlib/ * https://anaconda.org/conda-forge/pvlib-python *Read the Documentation:* * https://pvlib-python.readthedocs.io/en/stable/index.html *Report issues & contribute:* * https://github.com/pvlib/pvlib-python *Highlights:* * AirSpeed Velocity benchmarks are now available! https://pvlib-benchmarker.github.io/pvlib-benchmarks/ * A numpy-based implementation of the SPECTRL2 spectral irradiance model and a usage example in the gallery. https://pvlib-python.readthedocs.io/en/stable/auto_examples/plot_spectrl2_fi... * New functions for modeling inverters with multiple MPPTs. * The Liu-Jordan irradiance function is deprecated, and will be removed in v0.9. Please use the newer Campbell-Norman function instead, but note it expects some different arguments. * Added the option of fetching 5 and 15-minute PSM3 data using a new "attributes" keyword argument. * Clear-sky detection now uses centered rolling windows instead of left-aligned rolling windows. *The maintainers thank you for using pvlib python!* -- Mark Mikofski, PhD (2005) *Fiat Lux*