Components

Component level data for all capacity market registers. This is all auctions combined, including the name of the auction. Where a component is used in multiple auctions/deliver years the component has multiple entries.

CKAN Data API

Access resource data via a web API with powerful query support.
Further information in the main CKAN Data API and DataStore documentation.

The Data API can be accessed via the following actions of the CKAN action API.

Query
`https://api.neso.energy/api/3/action/datastore_search`
Query (via SQL)
`https://api.neso.energy/api/3/action/datastore_search_sql`

Query example (first 5 results)
`https://api.neso.energy/api/3/action/datastore_search?resource_id=790f5fa0-f8eb-4d82-b98d-0d34d3e404e8&limit=5`
Query example (via SQL statement)
`https://api.neso.energy/api/3/action/datastore_search_sql?sql=SELECT * from "790f5fa0-f8eb-4d82-b98d-0d34d3e404e8" LIMIT 5`

A simple ajax (JSONP) request to the data API using jQuery.

var data = {
  resource_id: '790f5fa0-f8eb-4d82-b98d-0d34d3e404e8', // the resource id
  limit: 5 // get 5 results
};
$.ajax({
  url: 'https://api.neso.energy/api/3/action/datastore_search',
  data: data,
  dataType: 'jsonp',
  success: function(data) {
    alert('Total results found: ' + data.result.total)
  }
});

A simple ajax (JSONP) request to the data API using jQuery.

import urllib2
  url = 'https://api.neso.energy/api/3/action/datastore_search?resource_id=790f5fa0-f8eb-4d82-b98d-0d34d3e404e8&limit=5'
  fileobj = urllib2.urlopen(url)
  print fileobj.read()

Download (CSV)

Data Explorer

Table Information

Auction Name

Title	Auction Name
Type	string
Description	Name of Capacity Market Auction
Comment
Example	2022-23 (T-4) Four Year Ahead Capacity Auction
Unit

CMU ID

Title	CMU ID
Type	string
Description	ID of Capacity Market Unit - defined by Capacity Provider
Comment	6 characters alpha numeric
Example	18EG18
Unit

Component ID

Title	Component ID
Type	string
Description	ID of Component - defined by Capacity Provider
Comment	Up to 18 characters
Example	EG00001
Unit

Delivery Year

Title	Delivery Year
Type	integer
Description	First Delivery Year to which the Capacity Auction Relates to
Comment
Example	2024
Unit	Year

Type

Title	Type
Type	string
Description	Indicates the number of years leading up to the delivery year
Comment	Either T-1, T-3, T-4 or ST (Secondary Trade)
Example	T-1
Unit

Generating Technology Class

Title	Generating Technology Class
Type	string
Description	Details the technology used for component
Comment
Example	Open Cycle Gas Turbine (OCGT)
Unit

Permitted on-Site Generating Unit

Title	Permitted on-Site Generating Unit
Type	string
Description	Does the component contain an on-site generating unit
Comment	Yes/No
Example	Yes
Unit

Primary Fuel of Component

Title	Primary Fuel of Component
Type	string
Description	Primary Fuel of Generating Unit or Permitted on-Site Generating Unit
Comment
Example	Storage - Battery
Unit

Connection / DSR Capacity

Title	Connection / DSR Capacity
Type	number
Description	Connection Capacity in MW
Comment	3 decimal places
Example	20.000
Unit	MW

De-Rated Capacity

Title	De-Rated Capacity
Type	number
Description	De-Rated Capacity in MW
Comment	3 decimal places
Example	20.000
Unit	MW

Pre-Refurbishing De-Rated Capacity

Title	Pre-Refurbishing De-Rated Capacity
Type	number
Description	Pre-Refurbishing De-Rated Capacity in MW
Comment	3 decimal places
Example	20.000
Unit	MW

Post-Refurbishing De-Rated Capacity

Title	Post-Refurbishing De-Rated Capacity
Type	number
Description	Post-Refurbishing De-Rated Capacity in MW
Comment	3 decimal places
Example	20.000
Unit	MW

Generating Capacity of on-site Generating Unit

Title	Generating Capacity of on-site Generating Unit
Type	number
Description	Generating Capacity of on-site Generating Unit in MW
Comment	3 decimal places
Example	20.000
Unit	MW

Description of CMU Components

Title	Description of CMU Components
Type	string
Description	Description of CMU Components
Comment	Free text
Example	Gas fired power station
Unit

Location and Post Code

Title	Location and Post Code
Type	string
Description	Component address
Comment	Free text
Example	Example Road, Wakefield, Yorkshire, WF1 1AA
Unit

OS Grid Reference

Title	OS Grid Reference
Type	string
Description	Ordnance Survey Grid Reference
Comment	Six figure grid reference
Example	SK 726 207
Unit

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Components

CKAN Data API

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Table Information

Auction Name

CMU ID

Component ID

Delivery Year

Type

Generating Technology Class

Permitted on-Site Generating Unit

Primary Fuel of Component

Connection / DSR Capacity

De-Rated Capacity

Pre-Refurbishing De-Rated Capacity

Post-Refurbishing De-Rated Capacity

Generating Capacity of on-site Generating Unit

Description of CMU Components

Location and Post Code

OS Grid Reference