Integrated real-time power and solar farm control system

A system for providing renewable solar energy, the system comprising:

• a solar energy farm comprising one or more renewable energy sources;
• one or more remote monitoring and control stations;
• one or more devices for measuring aggregate energy output from the solar energy farm;
• one or more devices for measuring individual source energy output from the one or more renewable energy sources;
• and
• a real-time controller for controlling power production of the one or more renewable energy sources based at least in part on the measured aggregate energy output and the measured individual source energy output, wherein the controller is operable to communicate with the one or more renewable energy sources.

An apparatus for controlling renewable energy, the apparatus comprising:

• a real time integrated controller operable to:
• measure aggregate energy output from a solar energy farm, wherein the solar energy farm comprises one or more renewable energy sources;
• measure individual source energy output from the one or more renewable energy sources;
• control energy production from the one or more renewable energy sources based at least in part on the measured aggregate energy output and the measured individual source energy output;
• and
• communicate with the one or more renewable energy sources.