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Elexon Insights Solution (BMRS) API

Elexon

Licence
Unclear
Cost
Check with holder
Account needed
Unclear
Harvestable
Automated

What it contains

GB balancing and settlement data: half-hourly metered volumes by BM unit and GSP group, system prices, demand outturn, generation by fuel type, and the Balancing Mechanism. GSP-group demand is the finest open near-real-time regional electricity demand in GB.

When you need it

Useful at these project stages, from the working group's stage matrix:

Initial FeasibilitySelectOperate

Matched on
Annual energy consumption (half hour meter data)
Assigned by
Matched to data items the matrix names

Coverage and detail

Geographic
Great Britain, by GSP group
Nations
England, Scotland, Wales
Resolution
Half-hourly, GSP group / BM unit
Formats
JSON, CSV, XML
Update cadence
Real-time to half-hourly

Access and machine route

Licence as stated
Elexon open terms (free, attribution)
Assertion source
as published by Elexon
Protocol
REST/JSON, OpenAPI-described, no key required for most endpoints
Endpoint
https://data.elexon.co.uk/bmrs/api/v1/
Harvest note
yes-automated note recorded in the machine_endpoint field: REST OpenAPI at

Caveats

NEW. Electricity only. Data volume is very high - harvest selectively.

Classification

Category
Infrastructure & Networks
Assigned by
Not yet determined
Depth domain
Surface
Data form
Time series, Tabular
Evidence confidence
Not yet assessed. Only a person can set this.

How current this entry is

Last updated here
2026-09-22
Last checked against the holder
2026-09-07
Checked by a person
Not yet. Nobody has read this entry.
Catalogue id
elexon-insights-solution-bmrs-api
Open at Elexon

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