Grid Operations

Grid operation data (load, frequency, flows, redispatch)

Query real-time and historical grid operation data for network planning, congestion analysis, and frequency stability studies.

Data Types:

  • load: Grid load profiles (consumption patterns, peak loads, valley periods)

    • Use cases: Demand forecasting, procurement planning, capacity adequacy assessment
    • Resolution: 15-minute intervals (96 data points/day)

  • frequency: Grid frequency measurements (50 Hz nominal, ±0.2 Hz operational range)

    • Use cases: Frequency stability analysis, ROCOF studies, balancing energy optimization
    • Critical: <49.8 Hz or >50.2 Hz indicates grid stress

  • flows: Power flows between grid areas (import/export, cross-border, internal)

    • Use cases: Grid congestion analysis, redispatch forecasting, interconnector utilization
    • Identifies: Bottlenecks, structural congestion, trading opportunities

  • redispatch: Redispatch measures and curtailment events

    • Use cases: Cost monitoring (€300M+/year in Germany), investment justification, risk assessment for new installations
    • Critical for: Redispatch 2.0 compliance (installations ≥100 kW), NEST project justification (§11 EnWG)

Key Applications:

  • Grid congestion analysis and forecasting
  • Redispatch cost monitoring and optimization
  • Frequency stability studies (TSO coordination)
  • Cross-border capacity utilization
  • Investment planning (grid expansion vs. smart grid solutions)
post/api/grid-operations/grid-data

Request

  • Base URL: https://api.cernion.de
  • URL: https://api.cernion.de/api/grid-operations/grid-data
  • Auth: none declared

Query parameters

tokenstring

Optional Cernion MCP token as URL query parameter. If provided, it overrides CERNION_TOKEN for this request. Prefer Authorization Bearer header in production to reduce token exposure in URLs/logs.

Request body

dataType'load' | 'frequency' | 'flows' | 'redispatch' required

Type of grid data to retrieve

regionstring required

Region/grid operator name

datestring required

Date (YYYY-MM-DD)

gridOperatorstring

Optional: Specific grid operator

tokenstring

Optional Cernion MCP token for this request. Overrides CERNION_TOKEN when provided.

Example request

{
  "dataType": "load",
  "region": "Stadtwerke München",
  "date": "2026-02-01",
  "gridOperator": "Netze BW"
}

Response

Successful response

object required

Changes

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