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name: Power grid forecast sample
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description: "Shows how to use power grid forecasts (Win32)."
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# Power grid forecast sample

Shows how to use the PowerGrid Forecast API from Win32.

This sample covers the following:
- Obtaining the power grid forecast
- Registering for ForecastUpdated notifications
- Looking for the lowest severity in a specified timeframe

**Note** This sample requires Visual Studio to build and Windows 11 to execute.
 
To obtain information about Windows development, go to the [Windows Dev Center](http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=532421)

To obtain information about Microsoft Visual Studio and the tools for developing Windows apps, go to [Visual Studio](http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=532422)

## Related topics

### Reference

[PowerGridForecast class](https://learn.microsoft.com/uwp/api/windows.devices.power.powergridforecast)

### Related samples

[Power grid forecast from a UWP app](https://github.com/microsoft/Windows-universal-samples/tree/main/Samples/PowerGrid)

## System requirements

- Windows 11 SDK (build 26100 or higher)
- Windows 11 (build 26100 or higher)

## Build the sample

To build this sample:

1.  Start Visual Studio and select **File** \> **Open** \> **Project/Solution**.
2.  Go to the directory named for the sample, and double-click the Microsoft Visual Studio Solution (.sln) file.
3.  Press F7 or use **Build** \> **Build Solution** to build the sample.

## Run the sample

The next steps depend on whether you just want to deploy the sample or you want to both deploy and run it.

### Deploying the sample

- Select Build \> Deploy Solution. 

### Deploying and running the sample

- To debug the sample and then run it, press F5 or select Debug \> Start Debugging. To run the sample without debugging, press Ctrl+F5 or select Debug \> Start Without Debugging.