AESO Unit Commitment Data API

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    "title": "Unit Commitment Data API",
    "description": "Get Unit Commitment Directives report data",
    "version": "v2"
  },
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    {
      "url": "https://apimgw.aeso.ca/public/unitcommitmentdata-api"
    },
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  "paths": {
    "/unitCommitment": {
      "get": {
        "operationId": "getUnitCommitmentDataReportV11ForDateRange",
        "summary": "Fetch Unit Commitment Directive Data",
        "description": "Fetch generating unit commitment directive data for a date range",
        "responses": {
          "200": {
            "description": "OK",
            "content": {
              "application/json": {
                "schema": {
                  "$ref": "#/components/schemas/UnitCommitmentDataV2Report"
                },
                "examples": {
                  "default": {
                    "value": {
                      "unit_commitment": [
                        {
                          "asset_ID": "string",
                          "issued_time_utc": "string",
                          "issued_time_mpt": "string",
                          "begin_time_utc": "string",
                          "begin_time_mpt": "string",
                          "operation_start_time_utc": "string",
                          "operation_start_time_mpt": "string",
                          "operation_end_time_utc": "string",
                          "operation_end_time_mpt": "string"
                        }
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            "description": "Internal server error"
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            "description": "Service unavailable"
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            "description": "Unauthorized"
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          "405": {
            "description": "Invalid method"
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          "403": {
            "description": "Forbidden"
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          "404": {
            "description": "Not Found"
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        },
        "parameters": [
          {
            "name": "startDate",
            "in": "query",
            "required": false,
            "description": "Unit Commitment End Date From. Any date from 2024-07-01. Default to current time if left blank (format: yyyy-MM-dd).)",
            "schema": {
              "$ref": "#/components/schemas/UnitCommitmentGetRequest"
            }
          },
          {
            "name": "endDate",
            "in": "query",
            "required": false,
            "description": "Unit Commitment End Date To. Any date from 2024-07-01 but after startDate. If left blank, return all the data from startDate. (format: yyyy-MM-dd).)",
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              "$ref": "#/components/schemas/UnitCommitmentGetRequest-1"
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    "schemas": {
      "UnitCommitmentDataV2Report": {
        "type": "object",
        "properties": {
          "unit_commitment": {
            "type": "array",
            "items": {
              "$ref": "#/components/schemas/UnitCommitmentDataV2VO"
            }
          }
        }
      },
      "UnitCommitmentDataV2VO": {
        "type": "object",
        "properties": {
          "asset_ID": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Pool asset ID"
          },
          "issued_time_utc": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "The time when the pool participant is issued the directive, in UTC."
          },
          "issued_time_mpt": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "The time when the pool participant is issued the directive, in MPT."
          },
          "begin_time_utc": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "The effective time of the directive when the pool participant is expected to begin responding to the directive, in UTC."
          },
          "begin_time_mpt": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "The effective time of the directive when the pool participant is expected to begin responding to the directive, in MPT."
          },
          "operation_start_time_utc": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "The time when the asset is instructed to synchronize to the interconnected electric system in response to the directive, in UTC."
          },
          "operation_start_time_mpt": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "The time when the asset is instructed to synchronize to the interconnected electric system in response to the directive, in MPT."
          },
          "operation_end_time_utc": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "The time when the asset is no longer required to operate in response to the directive, in UTC."
          },
          "operation_end_time_mpt": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "The time when the asset is no longer required to operate in response to the directive, in MPT."
          }
        }
      },
      "UnitCommitmentGetRequest": {
        "pattern": "^\\d{4}\\-(0[1-9]|1[012])\\-(0[1-9]|[12][0-9]|3[01])$",
        "type": "string",
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      },
      "UnitCommitmentGetRequest-1": {
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      "apiKeyHeader": []
    },
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