Hi Louw,
SAM's solar models require a weather file in the SAM CSV format described in Help:
samrepo.nrelcloud.org/help/weather_format_sam_csv_solar.htm
SAM does not recognize weather files with an .xls or .xlsx extension, so please open the file in a spreadsheet program and save it as CSV.
You can then run the "Solar Resource File Checker" macro to help identify any problems in the file. To find it, click
Macros under the Simulate button, choose the macro from the list, and run it after reading the instructions.
I tried that with your file, and the macro reported that the file has an invalid value for the time zone. If you fix that problem, the simulation should run using your file.
Best regards,
Paul.