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SMARD

Actual Total Electricity Consumption

Realised grid load across Germany and balancing zones

Overview

License
dl-de/by-2-0
Update frequency
hourly
Coverage start
Coverage end
Ongoing
API access
No
Python SDK
Yes
Geography
DE_LU, AT, LU

dl-de/by-2-0

This German Data Licence permits free use, modification, and redistribution for both commercial and non-commercial purposes. Attribution to the data source is required, including the licence name and the URL of the licence text. It is broadly equivalent to Creative Commons Attribution in its permissions.

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Schema preview

ColumnTypeDescription
utc_timetimestamptzHour start (UTC)
load_mwnumericActual consumption (MW)

About SMARD

Electricity Market Data Portal · Germany

SMARD is the electricity market data portal operated by Germany's Federal Network Agency (Bundesnetzagentur). It covers the DE/LU and AT bidding zones and publishes near-real-time and historical data on electricity generation by source, total load, day-ahead and intraday prices, and cross-border physical flows. Data is freely available for download and via an open API.

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