Non-BM Instructions from OBP

This Data File contains Non-BM Instructions data from Open Balancing Platform (OBP) system once instructions have been confirmed by Service Providers (cease instructions are always published regardless of the instruction status). This information is continuously published throughout the day on this platform. The Data File currently contains Non-BM Quick Reserve Instructions. Non-BM Slow Reserve Service Instructions and Non-BM MW Dispatch Service Instructions will be added to the Data File as services go live in OBP/migrate from ASDP.

NOTE: From March 16th onwards, the title of the data file "Non-BM Reserve Instructions from OBP" will be changed to "Non-BM Instructions from OBP". This data file currently contains Non-BM Quick Reserve Service Instructions data. Non-BM Slow Reserve Service and Non-BM MW Dispatch Service Instructions data will be added here when the service goes live in OBP/migrates from ASDP.

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=dad63c1b-8a8e-47de-9922-7880384ef104&limit=5`
Query example (via SQL statement)
`https://api.neso.energy/api/3/action/datastore_search_sql?sql=SELECT * from "dad63c1b-8a8e-47de-9922-7880384ef104" LIMIT 5`

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

var data = {
  resource_id: 'dad63c1b-8a8e-47de-9922-7880384ef104', // 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=dad63c1b-8a8e-47de-9922-7880384ef104&limit=5'
  fileobj = urllib2.urlopen(url)
  print fileobj.read()

Download (CSV)

Data Explorer

Table Information

Instruction ID

Title	Instruction ID
Type	integer
Description	Instruction ID of the Dispatch instruction, can be used to group together all points under that instruction.
Comment
Example	1
Unit

Sequence

Title	Sequence
Type	integer
Description	Sequential number for each Instruction ID.
Comment
Example	1
Unit

Unit ID

Title	Unit ID
Type	string
Description	Registered Unit ID associated with the corresponding instruction.
Comment
Example	ABERU-1
Unit

Service ID

Title	Service ID
Type	string
Description	Name of NBM service associated with the corresponding instruction.
Comment
Example	PQR, NQR, PSR, NSR, RDP
Unit

Instruction Point Type

Title	Instruction Point Type
Type	string
Description	Type of Instruction point - START, STOP, SPP, VP. START is the start of Dispatch instruction, STOP is the start of Cease instruction, SPP (Settlement Period Point) is the point when the instruction crosses a SP, VP (Vertex Point) is any other angle/vertex point in the instruction.
Comment	If any point overlaps, priority order for logging is: 1. START/STOP, 2. SPP, 3. VP
Example	START, STOP, SPP, VP
Unit

Issue Datetime

Title	Issue Datetime
Type	datetime
Description	Time at which Dispatch instruction is sent to Provider; available for START and STOP instruction points
Comment
Example	2025-07-02T10:02:00Z
Unit	UTC

Point Datetime

Title	Point Datetime
Type	datetime
Description	Datetime of instruction point type.
Comment
Example	2025-07-02T10:05:00Z
Unit	UTC

Target MW

Title	Target MW
Type	number
Description	Power from PN in absolute values.
Comment
Example	50
Unit	MW

Target Price

Title	Target Price
Type	number
Description	Indicative Price
Comment
Example	39.23
Unit	£/MWh

Instruction Point ID

Title	Instruction Point ID
Type	integer
Description	Unique Key for the reporting entry.
Comment
Example	1
Unit

Instruction Status

Title	Instruction Status
Type	string
Description	Instruction Status for the Dispatch instruction. ACCEPTED, PROXY ACCEPTED; available for START and STOP instruction points. Proxy Status is when control room accepts or rejects on behalf of service provider.
Comment
Example	ACCEPTED
Unit

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Non-BM Instructions from OBP

CKAN Data API

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Table Information

Instruction ID

Sequence

Unit ID

Service ID

Instruction Point Type

Issue Datetime

Point Datetime

Target MW

Target Price

Instruction Point ID

Instruction Status