Current Balancing Services Use of System (BSUoS) Charges
There is a file for each run type we calculate a BSUoS charge for - Interim Initial (II), Settlement Final (SF) and Reconciliation Final (RF). These are updated daily with the actual Half Hourly BSUoS price. Total costs and volume information by settlement period is also published here.
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17 Data Files
| Name | Format | Last Changed Sort ascending | Download | Explore |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current RF BSUoS Data | CSV | Download (CSV) | view | |
| Current SF BSUoS Data | CSV | Download (CSV) | view | |
| Current II BSUoS Data | CSV | Download (CSV) | view | |
| Historic SF BSUoS Data 2025-2026 | CSV | Download (CSV) | view | |
| Historic II BSUoS Data 2025-2026 | CSV | Download (CSV) | view | |
| Historic RF BSUoS Data 2023-2024 | CSV | Download (CSV) | view | |
| Historic SF BSUoS Data 2024-2025 | CSV | Download (CSV) | view | |
| Historic II BSUoS Data 2024-2025 | CSV | Download (CSV) | view | |
| Historic RF BSUoS Data | CSV | Download (CSV) | view | |
| Historic SF BSUoS Data 2023-2024 | CSV | Download (CSV) | view |
Additional Information
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Creator | National Grid Electricity System Operator |
| Date Created | January 14, 2020 at 9:56 AM (UTC+00:00) |
| Source | National Grid Electricity System Operator |
| Rights | NESO Open Data Licence |
| Update Frequency | Daily (Weekdays) |
cURL integration
# Get a list of dataset's resources
curl -L -s https://api.neso.energy/api/3/action/datapackage_show?id=current-balancing-services-use-of-system-bsuos-data | grep path
# Get resources
curl -L https://api.neso.energy/dataset/d6a4bf54-c63f-4014-a716-49fd3878ca52/resource/26b0f410-27d4-448a-9437-45277818b838/download/current_rf_bsuos_data.csv
curl -L https://api.neso.energy/dataset/d6a4bf54-c63f-4014-a716-49fd3878ca52/resource/f0060fd0-1fc9-4288-a0b3-4af9b592b0cf/download/current_sf_bsuos_data.csv
curl -L https://api.neso.energy/dataset/d6a4bf54-c63f-4014-a716-49fd3878ca52/resource/0eda5e28-1dc6-48da-8663-c00e12f2a1e2/download/current_ii_bsuos_data.csv
curl -L https://api.neso.energy/dataset/d6a4bf54-c63f-4014-a716-49fd3878ca52/resource/927aac83-c218-476c-9c20-29cf20cee448/download/2025-2026-sf.csv
curl -L https://api.neso.energy/dataset/d6a4bf54-c63f-4014-a716-49fd3878ca52/resource/45e87b67-ed5d-49ea-a149-2b37f467e542/download/2025-2026-ii.csv
curl -L https://api.neso.energy/dataset/d6a4bf54-c63f-4014-a716-49fd3878ca52/resource/47642de9-0738-47df-b230-94a097b61ae7/download/2023-2024-rf.csv
curl -L https://api.neso.energy/dataset/d6a4bf54-c63f-4014-a716-49fd3878ca52/resource/320cdc0d-457f-4849-a0fc-bf6bdd4e21e5/download/2024-2025-sf.csv
curl -L https://api.neso.energy/dataset/d6a4bf54-c63f-4014-a716-49fd3878ca52/resource/ea47c8e4-caa3-49c7-a442-e9644d330f63/download/current_ii_bsuos_data.csv
curl -L https://api.neso.energy/dataset/d6a4bf54-c63f-4014-a716-49fd3878ca52/resource/2e8b2ea6-cdb5-4936-8636-4ab5a3f7e350/download/2016-2023-rf.csv
curl -L https://api.neso.energy/dataset/d6a4bf54-c63f-4014-a716-49fd3878ca52/resource/a68fecf2-99a0-407a-90bb-2a6ebc39d9aa/download/2023-2024-sf.csv