Documentation: grids

Static data about electrical grids - minigrids as well as national grids

To import data in this format you can use our API. -> API Documentation
Rate limit: 300 requests per minute. Once the limit is exceeded, any further requests will result in a 429 (Too Many Requests) response.

You can also supply us with files in xlsx, csv or json format. -> Example CSV

	Required	Type	p14n	Blurred	Autogenerated
name name of the (mini-)grid, typically given by operator company	✓	string	⤫	⤫	⤫
uid organization_id + name; Autogenerated unique identifier of the grid	⤫	string	⤫	⤫	✓
external_id ID for the specific (mini-)grid as tracked by the data provider (source)	⤫	string	⤫	⤫	⤫
operator_company name of the company which operates the (mini-)grid	⤫	string	⤫	⤫	⤫
location_area_1 (mini-)grid first-level location according to Administrative division, see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_administrative_divisions_by_country	⤫	string	⤫	⤫	⤫
location_area_2 (mini-)grid second-level location according to Administrative division, see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_administrative_divisions_by_country	⤫	string	⤫	⤫	⤫
location_area_3 (mini-)grid third-level location according to Administrative division, see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_administrative_divisions_by_country	⤫	string	⤫	⤫	⤫
location_area_4 (mini-)grid fourth-level location according to Administrative division, see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_administrative_divisions_by_country	⤫	string	⤫	⤫	⤫
country two-letter country code according to ISO 3166-1 alpha-2	⤫	string	⤫	⤫	⤫
latitude geo location latitude	⤫	float	⤫	⤫	⤫
longitude geo location longitude	⤫	float	⤫	⤫	⤫
power_rating_kw highest power input allowed to flow through inverter in kilowatt	⤫	float	⤫	⤫	⤫
primary_input_installed_kw sum of installed primary peak power in kilowatt	⤫	float	⤫	⤫	⤫
secondary_input_installed_kw sum of installed secondary peak power in kilowatt	⤫	float	⤫	⤫	⤫
primary_input_source e.g. solar	⤫	string	⤫	⤫	⤫
secondary_input_source e.g. diesel generator	⤫	string	⤫	⤫	⤫
is_offgrid indicates whether the grid is a national grid (FALSE) or a mini-grid (TRUE)	⤫	boolean	⤫	⤫	⤫
storage_capacity_kwh maximum storage capacity in kilowatt hour	⤫	float	⤫	⤫	⤫
operator_phone operator telephone (p14)	⤫	string	✓	⤫	⤫
created_at Timestamp when row was inserted	⤫	datetime	⤫	⤫	✓
updated_at Timestamp when row was updated	⤫	datetime	⤫	⤫	✓
source_id References Source of data	⤫	integer	⤫	⤫	✓
import_id References Import of data	⤫	integer	⤫	⤫	✓
organization_id References Organization of data	⤫	integer	⤫	⤫	✓
custom Saves additional imported data out of standard structure	⤫	jsonb	⤫	⤫	✓
data_origin Origin of the data, generic or name of the api	⤫	string	⤫	⤫	✓
last_import_id Id of the last import which updated the record	⤫	integer	⤫	⤫	✓
last_source_id Id of the last Source which updated the record	⤫	integer	⤫	⤫	✓