Can we make a solar analysis like calculate the intense of solar radiation in specific area with DEM or have to be a lidar image ?

[ahmedsaed]

I want to calculate the suitable buildings for solar panels according to its' solar intensity 

There no lidar images for my AOI but i have DEM image for it 

[DanPatterson_Retired · Accepted solution]

with the spatial analyst extension there is... An overview of the Solar Radiation tools—Help | ArcGIS for Desktop 

I will move this to the https://community.esri.com/community/gis/analysis/spatial-analyst?sr=search&searchId=494cf89f-163b-4...‌ space