Daily Balancing Services Use of System (BSUoS) Volume Data
The BSUoS charge recovers the cost of day-to-day operation of the transmission system. Generators and suppliers are liable for these charges, which are calculated daily as a flat tariff for all users. Historical values of these charges, on a daily basis in a annual file, are provided here. There have been 60 settlement periods missing from 01 January 2017 up to today. You can find the complete list in the Missing_Dates_Periods.xlsx file below.
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10 Data Files
| Name | Format | Last Changed Sort ascending | Download | Explore |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daily Balancing Volume 2025-2026 | CSV | Download (CSV) | view | |
| Missing Settlement Periods since January 2017 | XLSX | Download (XLSX) | view | |
| Daily Balancing Volume 2024-2025 | CSV | Download (CSV) | view | |
| Daily Balancing Volume 2023-2024 | CSV | Download (CSV) | view | |
| Daily Balancing Volume 2021-2022 | CSV | Download (CSV) | view | |
| Daily Balancing Volume 2018-2019 | CSV | Download (CSV) | view | |
| Daily Balancing Volume 2022-2023 | CSV | Download (CSV) | view | |
| Daily Balancing Volume 2020-2021 | CSV | Download (CSV) | view | |
| Daily Balancing Volume 2019-2020 | CSV | Download (CSV) | view | |
| Daily Balancing Volume 2017-2018 | CSV | Download (CSV) | view |
Additional Information
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Creator | National Grid Electricity System Operator |
| Date Created | May 7, 2020 at 2:13 PM (UTC+00:00) |
| Source | National Grid Electricity System Operator |
| Rights | NESO Open Data Licence |
| Update Frequency | Weekly |
cURL integration
# Get a list of dataset's resources
curl -L -s https://api.neso.energy/api/3/action/datapackage_show?id=daily-balancing-volume-balancing-services-use-of-system | grep path
# Get resources
curl -L https://api.neso.energy/dataset/252b7bd1-7452-41bf-9b60-540cb1c0751a/resource/ef47829c-4916-4a6d-8554-257b6241026a/download/q1_vol_fy2526.csv
curl -L https://api.neso.energy/dataset/252b7bd1-7452-41bf-9b60-540cb1c0751a/resource/5cb7f9f2-0c76-4c5c-90f9-8720de1fc85f/download/missing_dates_periods.xlsx
curl -L https://api.neso.energy/dataset/252b7bd1-7452-41bf-9b60-540cb1c0751a/resource/62760005-e3bc-4a27-8207-2a2c035055d0/download/q1_vol_fy2425.csv
curl -L https://api.neso.energy/dataset/252b7bd1-7452-41bf-9b60-540cb1c0751a/resource/66984a1a-4b02-4dd7-9183-425babf23b02/download/q1_vol_fy2324.csv
curl -L https://api.neso.energy/dataset/252b7bd1-7452-41bf-9b60-540cb1c0751a/resource/539cc579-37e1-4b6f-94e5-c26f9ec9be70/download/q1_vol_fy2122.csv
curl -L https://api.neso.energy/dataset/252b7bd1-7452-41bf-9b60-540cb1c0751a/resource/0481067a-8a0e-465a-85a1-79482fca9307/download/q1_vol_fy1819.csv
curl -L https://api.neso.energy/dataset/252b7bd1-7452-41bf-9b60-540cb1c0751a/resource/0cb9b169-a14a-4d1f-b08a-273b21519465/download/q1_vol_fy2223.csv
curl -L https://api.neso.energy/dataset/252b7bd1-7452-41bf-9b60-540cb1c0751a/resource/b097d727-5adf-4c7c-98e5-4f8914b0f524/download/q1_vol_fy2021.csv
curl -L https://api.neso.energy/dataset/252b7bd1-7452-41bf-9b60-540cb1c0751a/resource/e1043731-cc07-4e41-89a4-596316a663e8/download/q1_vol_fy1920.csv
curl -L https://api.neso.energy/dataset/252b7bd1-7452-41bf-9b60-540cb1c0751a/resource/a9b63a05-da9a-4a49-bcf4-13326720ce80/download/q1_vol_fy1718.csv