Building Block Definitions 2023

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=f400d905-4159-4bcb-8e7d-f28528545d89&limit=5`
Query example (via SQL statement)
`https://api.neso.energy/api/3/action/datastore_search_sql?sql=SELECT * from "f400d905-4159-4bcb-8e7d-f28528545d89" LIMIT 5`

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

var data = {
  resource_id: 'f400d905-4159-4bcb-8e7d-f28528545d89', // 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=f400d905-4159-4bcb-8e7d-f28528545d89&limit=5'
  fileobj = urllib2.urlopen(url)
  print fileobj.read()

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Table Information

Template

Title	Template
Type	string
Description	The area that this data relates to
Comment
Example	Generation
Unit	MW

Technology

Title	Technology
Type	string
Description	Lower level of categorisation after template level
Comment
Example	Non-renewable CHP
Unit	MW

Building Block ID Number

Title	Building Block ID Number
Type	string
Description	Code identifying this building block
Comment
Example	Gen_BB001
Unit	MW

Technology Detail

Title	Technology Detail
Type	string
Description	Further information on what this building block contains
Comment
Example	Offshore Wind
Unit	MW

Units

Title	Units
Type	string
Description	The units that this building block is in
Comment
Example	MW
Unit	MW

Detail

Title	Detail
Type	string
Description	Description of what this building block contains
Comment
Example	Installed capacity
Unit	MW

Comments

Title	Comments
Type	string
Description	Further information on what is included in this building block
Comment
Example	Non-renewable excluding domestic Micro CHP
Unit

Alignment with Ofgem Core Scenario Key Drivers

Title	Alignment with Ofgem Core Scenario Key Drivers
Type	string
Description	Alignment with Ofgem Core Scenario Key Drivers
Comment
Example
Unit

Included in ESO Data

Title	Included in ESO Data
Type	string
Description	Included in ESO Data
Comment
Example
Unit

ESO Comments

Title	ESO Additional Notes
Type	string
Description	Supplemental notes on what ESO have provided for this building block
Comment
Example	Data used for FES is provided under licence from Oxford Economics. We are unable to redistribute this data through the building blocks due to the terms of the licence.
Unit

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Building Block Definitions 2023

CKAN Data API

Data Explorer

Data Explorer

Table Information

Template

Technology

Building Block ID Number

Technology Detail

Units

Detail

Comments

Alignment with Ofgem Core Scenario Key Drivers

Included in ESO Data

ESO Comments