AESO Current Supply Demand API (v2)

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    "title": "Current Supply Demand",
    "description": "Get Current Supply Demand Report",
    "version": "v2"
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        "operationId": "getCSDSummaryDataReportv2",
        "summary": "Fetch the AIES's latest supply & demand summary data.\r\n",
        "description": "Fetch the AIES's latest supply & demand summary data with generation data aggregated by fuel type and flows on each interchange path..\r\n",
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                      "effective_datetime_utc": "2022-03-18 10:20",
                      "effective_datetime_mpt": "2022-03-18 16:20",
                      "total_max_generation_capability": 0,
                      "total_net_generation": 0,
                      "net_to_grid_generation": 0,
                      "net_actual_interchange": 0,
                      "alberta_internal_load": 0,
                      "contingency_reserve_required": 0,
                      "dispatched_contigency_reserve_total": 0,
                      "dispatched_contingency_reserve_gen": 0,
                      "dispatched_contingency_reserve_other": 0,
                      "ffr_armed_dispatch": 0,
                      "ffr_offered_volume": 0,
                      "long_lead_time_volume": 0,
                      "generation_data_list": [
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                          "fuel_type": "string",
                          "aggregated_maximum_capability": 0,
                          "aggregated_net_generation": 0,
                          "aggregated_dispatched_contingency_reserve": 0
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                          "actual_flow": 0
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          "405": {
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    "schemas": {
      "CSDGenerationFuelTypeVO": {
        "type": "object",
        "properties": {
          "fuel_type": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Fuel Type of the asset."
          },
          "aggregated_maximum_capability": {
            "type": "integer",
            "description": "Maximum capabilities (in MW) of all the generating assets, aggregated by fuel type.\r\nNote that the Maximum Capability (MC) of coal assets is net of auxiliary load.",
            "format": "int32"
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          "aggregated_net_generation": {
            "type": "integer",
            "description": "Net Generation (Gross Generation minus Asset service) in MW of all the generating assets, aggregated by fuel type.",
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          "aggregated_dispatched_contingency_reserve": {
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          }
        }
      },
      "CSDInterchangeVO": {
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            "type": "string",
            "description": "AIES's interchange path name."
          },
          "actual_flow": {
            "type": "integer",
            "description": "Flow on AIES's interchange path (in MW).",
            "format": "int32"
          }
        }
      },
      "CSDSummaryDataVOv2": {
        "type": "object",
        "properties": {
          "effective_datetime_utc": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "The timestamp of when the data was last updated in UTC",
            "example": "2022-03-18 10:20"
          },
          "effective_datetime_mpt": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "The timestamp of when the data was last updated in MPT",
            "example": "2022-03-18 16:20"
          },
          "total_max_generation_capability": {
            "type": "integer",
            "format": "int32"
          },
          "total_net_generation": {
            "type": "integer",
            "description": "Total Net Generation (Gross Generation minus Asset service) in MW of all AIES assets that are greater than 5MWs.",
            "format": "int32"
          },
          "net_to_grid_generation": {
            "type": "integer",
            "description": "Net-To-Grid Generation (in MW). is calculated as per the definition \"net generation the ISO determines is delivered to the grid\" in Alberta Reliability Standard BAL-002-WECC-AB-2).\r\nLoad used to calculate contingency reserves requirements, as per BAL-002-WECC-AB-2, is Net-To-Grid Generation minus Net Actual Interchange. Please see BAL-002-WECC-AB-2 for more information.",
            "format": "int32"
          },
          "net_actual_interchange": {
            "type": "integer",
            "description": "Control area interchange between Alberta and British Columbia, Saskatchewan and Montana  (in MW) - Defined as Import (-) or Export (+).)",
            "format": "int32"
          },
          "alberta_internal_load": {
            "type": "integer",
            "description": "Calculated total Alberta demand based on all telemetered Control Area Net Generation minus Net Actual Interchange (in MW).",
            "format": "int32"
          },
          "contingency_reserve_required": {
            "type": "integer",
            "description": "Based on the WSCC Reserve calculation Methodology. It is the amount of Contingency reserve that should be obtained on average during the hour (in MW).",
            "format": "int32"
          },
          "dispatched_contigency_reserve_total": {
            "type": "integer",
            "description": "Dispatched (and Accepted) Contingency Reserve (in MW).",
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          },
          "dispatched_contingency_reserve_gen": {
            "type": "integer",
            "description": "Total Dispatched (and Accepted) Contingency Reserve (in MW) of all AIES generation assets that are greater than 5MWs.",
            "format": "int32"
          },
          "dispatched_contingency_reserve_other": {
            "type": "integer",
            "description": "Total Dispatched Contingency Reserve (in MWs) obtained from Non- Generation assets (Interconnections, Load, etc).",
            "format": "int32"
          },
          "ffr_armed_dispatch": {
            "type": "integer",
            "description": "The total amount of real power (in MW), armed for FFR following a Dispatch.",
            "format": "int32"
          },
          "ffr_offered_volume": {
            "type": "integer",
            "description": "The total amount of real power offered by FFR Service Providers (in MW).",
            "format": "int32"
          },
          "long_lead_time_volume": {
            "type": "integer",
            "description": "Total amount of long lead time volume not available (in MW).",
            "format": "int32"
          },
          "generation_data_list": {
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          },
          "interchange_list": {
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