One PV_Live generation estimate, expressed as the named object a client builds by zipping meta with a data row. Derived from live probed responses of https://api.solar.sheffield.ac.uk/pvlive/api/v4/gsp/{gsp_id} on 2026-08-30.
{
"$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
"$id": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/university-of-sheffield/main/json-schema/university-of-sheffield-pvlive-generation-row-schema.json",
"title": "PVLiveGenerationRow",
"description": "One PV_Live generation estimate, expressed as the named object a client builds by zipping meta with a data row. Derived from live probed responses of https://api.solar.sheffield.ac.uk/pvlive/api/v4/gsp/{gsp_id} on 2026-08-30.",
"x-provenance": {
"generated": "2026-08-30",
"method": "derived",
"source": "examples/university-of-sheffield-pvlive-gsp-example.json"
},
"type": "object",
"required": ["datetime_gmt", "generation_mw"],
"properties": {
"gsp_id": {
"type": "integer",
"description": "Grid Supply Point identifier. 0 is the GB national aggregate.",
"minimum": 0
},
"pes_id": {
"type": "integer",
"description": "Public Electricity Supplier region identifier. 0 is the GB national aggregate.",
"minimum": 0
},
"datetime_gmt": {
"type": "string",
"format": "date-time",
"description": "Half-hourly settlement period timestamp in GMT/UTC.",
"examples": ["2026-08-20T11:00:00Z"]
},
"generation_mw": {
"type": "number",
"description": "Estimated solar PV generation in megawatts for the settlement period.",
"minimum": 0,
"examples": [8610.46]
}
},
"additionalProperties": true
}
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