A list of definitions for the BM endpoint

Returned PropertyDefinition
plantIdThe Enact PlantId (or the BSAD id if it is a BSAD action)
isBidWhether the action is a bid/offer
isAcceptedWhether it was an accepted bid/offer
volumeAccepted bids/offers: The volume accepted (MW)
Table bids/offers: The volume remaining (MW)
offerPriceThe price of the offer (£/MWh)
bidPriceThe price of the bid (£/MWh)
soFlagWhether it is SO flagged - actions potentially accepted for reasons other than energy balancing e.g. being impacted by a transmission constraint
storFlagWhether Elexon has shown it as STOR flagged
cadlFlagWhether it is CADL flagged - actions with durations of 10 minutes or less
cost(£) Table bids/offers - the cost that National Grid would incur in total from accepting the bid/offer, due to minimum zero/non-zero time obligations. Accepted bids/offers - this will be 0
bidOnTableTypeEnumType of action e.g. Turn On, Turn Down
fuelTypeFuel type of the BM unit
selThe minimum stable export operating level
mztThe minimum time that a BM unit which has been exporting must operate at zero (or be importing) before returning to exporting (and vice versa)
ndbThe time between issuing a BOA and the time when the BM unit begins to deliver its bid volume
ndoThe time between issuing a BOA and the time when the BM unit begins to deliver its offer volume
ndzThe time required for a BM unit to start importing/exporting energy from a 0 MW PN level as a result of a BOA
mnztThe minimum time that a BM unit can operate at a non-zero level as a result of a BOA
coordsThe coordinates of the BM unit (this will be 0,0 if we do not have the information)
bodIdThe id for the bid-offer pair, where there may be up to five pairs above the FPN and up to five pairs below the FPN, so this number could be -5 to 5
additionalBsadDataThis will be populated for actions we get from DISBSAD

  • plantId: The Enact plantId for the BSAD
  • partyName: The party name the BSAD is submitted under
  • fuelType: The fuel type of the asset