ODFM Load Factors

ODFM load factors for dates when the service has been instructed. Every time the service is instructed this CSV will be updated and rows appended. Load factors for wind and solar are variable and all other fuel types are set at 100% for all periods. The fuel type used is the one submitted in the provider data template.

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.nationalgrideso.com/api/3/action/datastore_search`
Query (via SQL)
`https://api.nationalgrideso.com/api/3/action/datastore_search_sql`

Query example (first 5 results)
`https://api.nationalgrideso.com/api/3/action/datastore_search?resource_id=e6146148-c862-49f6-9c7f-52dc2b3e7086&limit=5`
Query example (via SQL statement)
`https://api.nationalgrideso.com/api/3/action/datastore_search_sql?sql=SELECT * from "e6146148-c862-49f6-9c7f-52dc2b3e7086" LIMIT 5`

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

var data = {
  resource_id: 'e6146148-c862-49f6-9c7f-52dc2b3e7086', // the resource id
  limit: 5 // get 5 results
};
$.ajax({
  url: 'https://api.nationalgrideso.com/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.nationalgrideso.com/api/3/action/datastore_search?resource_id=e6146148-c862-49f6-9c7f-52dc2b3e7086&limit=5'
  fileobj = urllib2.urlopen(url)
  print fileobj.read()

Download (CSV)

Data Explorer

Table Information

Datetime

Title	Datetime
Type	datetime
Description	The load factor forecast for each DNO region.
Comment
Example	05/09/2020 23:00:00
Unit

Scottish Hydro Wind

Title	Scottish Hydro Wind
Type	number
Description	The load factor forecast for each DNO region.
Comment
Example	0.764417303
Unit

Scottish Power Wind

Title	Scottish Power Wind
Type	number
Description	The load factor forecast for each DNO region.
Comment
Example	0.41385107
Unit

Electricity North West Wind

Title	Electricity North West Wind
Type	number
Description	The load factor forecast for each DNO region.
Comment
Example	0.119121228
Unit

NPG North East Wind

Title	NPG North East Wind
Type	number
Description	The load factor forecast for each DNO region.
Comment
Example	0.178530344
Unit

NPG Yorkshire Wind

Title	NPG Yorkshire Wind
Type	number
Description	The load factor forecast for each DNO region.
Comment
Example	0.038416432
Unit

SP Manweb Wind

Title	SP Manweb Wind
Type	number
Description	The load factor forecast for each DNO region.
Comment
Example	0.039377759
Unit

WPD West Midlands Wind

Title	WPD West Midlands Wind
Type	number
Description	The load factor forecast for each DNO region.
Comment
Example	0.045208724
Unit

WPD East Midlands Wind

Title	WPD East Midlands Wind
Type	number
Description	The load factor forecast for each DNO region.
Comment
Example	0.030174236
Unit

UKPN East Anglia Wind

Title	UKPN East Anglia Wind
Type	number
Description	The load factor forecast for each DNO region.
Comment
Example	0.038706611
Unit

UKPN London Wind

Title	UKPN London Wind
Type	number
Description	The load factor forecast for each DNO region.
Comment
Example	0.024122065
Unit

WPD South Wales Wind

Title	WPD South Wales Wind
Type	number
Description	The load factor forecast for each DNO region.
Comment
Example	0.02882849
Unit

WPD South West Wind

Title	WPD South West Wind
Type	number
Description	The load factor forecast for each DNO region.
Comment
Example	0.042424003
Unit

SSE South Wind

Title	SSE South Wind
Type	number
Description	The load factor forecast for each DNO region.
Comment
Example	0.024148444
Unit

UKPN South East Wind

Title	UKPN South East Wind
Type	number
Description	The load factor forecast for each DNO region.
Comment
Example	0.031855471
Unit

Scottish Hydro Solar

Title	Scottish Hydro Solar
Type	integer
Description	The load factor forecast for each DNO region.
Comment
Example	0
Unit

Scottish Power Solar

Title	Scottish Power Solar
Type	integer
Description	The load factor forecast for each DNO region.
Comment
Example	0
Unit

Electricity North West Solar

Title	Electricity North West Solar
Type	integer
Description	The load factor forecast for each DNO region.
Comment
Example	0
Unit

NPG North East Solar

Title	NPG North East Solar
Type	integer
Description	The load factor forecast for each DNO region.
Comment
Example	0
Unit

NPG Yorkshire Solar

Title	NPG Yorkshire Solar
Type	integer
Description	The load factor forecast for each DNO region.
Comment
Example	0
Unit

SP Manweb Solar

Title	SP Manweb Solar
Type	integer
Description	The load factor forecast for each DNO region.
Comment
Example	0
Unit

WPD West Midlands Solar

Title	WPD West Midlands Solar
Type	integer
Description	The load factor forecast for each DNO region.
Comment
Example	0
Unit

WPD East Midlands Solar

Title	WPD East Midlands Solar
Type	integer
Description	The load factor forecast for each DNO region.
Comment
Example	0
Unit

UKPN East Anglia Solar

Title	UKPN East Anglia Solar
Type	integer
Description	The load factor forecast for each DNO region.
Comment
Example	0
Unit

UKPN London Solar

Title	UKPN London Solar
Type	integer
Description	The load factor forecast for each DNO region.
Comment
Example	0
Unit

WPD South Wales Solar

Title	WPD South Wales Solar
Type	integer
Description	The load factor forecast for each DNO region.
Comment
Example	0
Unit

WPD South West Solar

Title	WPD South West Solar
Type	integer
Description	The load factor forecast for each DNO region.
Comment
Example	0
Unit

SSE South Solar

Title	SSE South Solar
Type	integer
Description	The load factor forecast for each DNO region.
Comment
Example	0
Unit

UKPN South East Solar

Title	UKPN South East Solar
Type	integer
Description	The load factor forecast for each DNO region excluding Wind and Solar.
Comment
Example	0
Unit

Scottish Hydro Other

Title	Scottish Hydro Other
Type	integer
Description	The load factor forecast for each DNO region excluding Wind and Solar.
Comment
Example	1
Unit

Scottish Power Other

Title	Scottish Power Other
Type	integer
Description	The load factor forecast for each DNO region excluding Wind and Solar.
Comment
Example	1
Unit

Electricity North West Other

Title	Electricity North West Other
Type	integer
Description	The load factor forecast for each DNO region excluding Wind and Solar.
Comment
Example	1
Unit

NPG North East Other

Title	NPG North East Other
Type	integer
Description	The load factor forecast for each DNO region excluding Wind and Solar.
Comment
Example	1
Unit

NPG Yorkshire Other

Title	NPG Yorkshire Other
Type	integer
Description	The load factor forecast for each DNO region excluding Wind and Solar.
Comment
Example	1
Unit

SP Manweb Other

Title	SP Manweb Other
Type	integer
Description	The load factor forecast for each DNO region excluding Wind and Solar.
Comment
Example	1
Unit

WPD West Midlands Other

Title	WPD West Midlands Other
Type	integer
Description	The load factor forecast for each DNO region excluding Wind and Solar.
Comment
Example	1
Unit

WPD East Midlands Other

Title	WPD East Midlands Other
Type	integer
Description	The load factor forecast for each DNO region excluding Wind and Solar.
Comment
Example	1
Unit

UKPN East Anglia Other

Title	UKPN East Anglia Other
Type	integer
Description	The load factor forecast for each DNO region excluding Wind and Solar.
Comment
Example	1
Unit

UKPN London Other

Title	UKPN London Other
Type	integer
Description	The load factor forecast for each DNO region excluding Wind and Solar.
Comment
Example	1
Unit

WPD South Wales Other

Title	WPD South Wales Other
Type	integer
Description	The load factor forecast for each DNO region excluding Wind and Solar.
Comment
Example	1
Unit

WPD South West Other

Title	WPD South West Other
Type	integer
Description	The load factor forecast for each DNO region excluding Wind and Solar.
Comment
Example	1
Unit

SSE South Other

Title	SSE South Other
Type	integer
Description	The load factor forecast for each DNO region excluding Wind and Solar.
Comment
Example	1
Unit

UKPN South East Other

Title	UKPN South East Other
Type	integer
Description
Comment
Example	1
Unit

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ODFM Load Factors

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Table Information

Datetime

Scottish Hydro Wind

Scottish Power Wind

Electricity North West Wind

NPG North East Wind

NPG Yorkshire Wind

SP Manweb Wind

WPD West Midlands Wind

WPD East Midlands Wind

UKPN East Anglia Wind

UKPN London Wind

WPD South Wales Wind

WPD South West Wind

SSE South Wind

UKPN South East Wind

Scottish Hydro Solar

Scottish Power Solar

Electricity North West Solar

NPG North East Solar

NPG Yorkshire Solar

SP Manweb Solar

WPD West Midlands Solar

WPD East Midlands Solar

UKPN East Anglia Solar

UKPN London Solar

WPD South Wales Solar

WPD South West Solar

SSE South Solar

UKPN South East Solar

Scottish Hydro Other

Scottish Power Other

Electricity North West Other

NPG North East Other

NPG Yorkshire Other

SP Manweb Other

WPD West Midlands Other

WPD East Midlands Other

UKPN East Anglia Other

UKPN London Other

WPD South Wales Other

WPD South West Other

SSE South Other

UKPN South East Other