GB Electricity Generation Fuel Mix
Half-hourly BM-connected generation output per fuel type (B1630). Rolling ~24h window only — no long-range historical.
Overview
- License
- Elexon Open Licence
- Update frequency
- 30-minute
- Coverage start
- —
- Coverage end
- Ongoing
- API access
- No
- Python SDK
- Yes
- Geography
- GB
Elexon Open Licence
Elexon's open licence permits free use of the data and allows redistribution in derived products with attribution to Elexon as the source. The data is provided without warranty of any kind, and Elexon accepts no liability for its accuracy or completeness. Review the current licence terms on the Elexon website before commercial redistribution.
Schema preview
| Column | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| utc_time | timestamptz | Settlement period start (UTC) |
| coal_mw | numeric | Coal generation (MW) |
| ccgt_mw | numeric | Combined-cycle gas turbine (MW) |
| wind_mw | numeric | Wind generation (MW) |
| nuclear_mw | numeric | Nuclear generation (MW) |
| biomass_mw | numeric | Biomass generation (MW) |
About Elexon
Electricity Market Administrator · Great Britain
Elexon is the company responsible for administering the Balancing and Settlement Code (BSC) in Great Britain's electricity market. It operates the settlement process that calculates imbalance charges and publishes BSC-related market data including Balancing Mechanism unit-level bids and offers, imbalance volumes, system prices, and market index data. Data is freely available through the BMRS (Balancing Mechanism Reporting Service) API and its successor, the Elexon Data Portal.
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