In order to advance the field of solar power forecasting, the public, business, and academic sectors collaborated, and the results are reported in this study.Under the direction of the National Centre for Atmospheric Research (NCAR), the project used a value chain strategy to capitalise on team members' visions and advance towards the ultimate objective of enhancing the economics of solar energy deployment. This paper examines the collaborative design process, talks about the outcomes of the project, and offers suggestions for "best practise" solar forecasting.