4.1 - Source Descriptions

4.1.1 FTP Server

METEOLOGICA (FTP server):

CSV files containing data about the current and forecast energy prices by country - Spain, Italy, Germany, France. 

Folders:

    • /20160301/Europe/Spain/PowerPrice/Forecast/Meteologica/Total/Hourly
    • /20160301/Europe/Spain/PowerPrice/Forecast/ECMWF-ENS/Total/Hourly
    • /20160301/Europe/Spain/PowerPrice/Observation/Total/Hourly
    • /20160301/Europe/Italy/PowerPrice/Forecast/Meteologica/CNOR/Total/Hourly
    • /20160301/Europe/France/PowerPrice/Forecast/Meteologica/Total/Hourly
    • /20160301/Europe/Germany/PowerPrice/Forecast/Meteologica/Total/Hourly

Folder structure (Example, /20160301/Europe/France/PowerPrice/Forecast/Meteologica/Total/Hourly for 2023.08.26):

    • France_PowerPrice_Forecast_Meteologica_post-ECMWF-ENS_Total_Hourly_202308260000.csv (data from 10 am)
    • France_PowerPrice_Forecast_Meteologica_Total_Hourly_202308261333.csv (data from 2 pm)
    • France_PowerPrice_Forecast_Meteologica_Total_Hourly_202308261533.csv (data from 4 pm)
    • France_PowerPrice_Forecast_Meteologica_post-ECMWF-ENS_Total_Hourly_202308261200.csv (data from 10 pm)

Files with the same date contain the same data, provided 4 times a day.

Structure of the files (example France_PowerPrice_Forecast_Meteologica_post-ECMWF-ENS_Total_Hourly_202308260000.csv): 


All four files are consolidated into one file with the additional column datetime_forecasted.

The STG/ODS table format is given below (table structures will be provided as a part of the Talend integration documentation): 

Column nameData typeModeDescription

datetime_from

TIMESTAMPNULLABLEDate from

utc_offset_from

STRINGNULLABLEUTC offset

datetime_to

TIMESTAMPNULLABLEDate to

utc_offset_to

STRINGNULLABLEUTC offset

price

FLOATNULLABLEPrice

datetime_forecasted

TIMESTAMPNULLABLEDate and time forecasted - generated column

meta_run_id

STRINGNULLABLEMeta column

meta_md5_hsh

STRINGNULLABLEMeta column

meta_file_name

STRINGNULLABLEMeta column

meta_file_path

STRINGNULLABLEMeta column

meta_execution_id

STRINGNULLABLEMeta column

meta_bucket_load_date

STRINGNULLABLEMeta column

meta_business_date

TIMESTAMPNULLABLEMeta column

meta_stg_insert_date

TIMESTAMPNULLABLEMeta column

meta_source_system

STRINGNULLABLEMeta column

The different format is presented only in the SPAIN_ENS data source where there are 50 ens column with the presented prices, and the top, bottom and average price columns. 

4.1.2 Database

VENDOHM DATABASE: 

Gas & electricity (weekly, monthly, yearly values by location)

    • Tables with prices with the same structure (mapping is provided in the Excel file "List of tables_filters for Vendohm database of Robustify") 
      List of tables_filters for Vendohm database of Robustify
    • Meteo table curve_n_ometeo_870  (mapping with the definitions and curve IDs provided in the Excel file "Vendohm_meteo_mapping" -this should be provided as a Metadata table)
      Vendohm_meteo_mapping

Example of the structure (Vendohm data):



IRM DATABASE: 

Information about energy deals by market, site, product, etc., with prices.

Example of the structure (IRM data):


4.1.3 Google Sheets

GSHEETS:


Example of the structure: 


Responsible & contact points:

  • Alessandro Mainardi - Project Owner
  • Simon Bourguignon - Delivery Manager
  • Alba Carrero/ Gaetan Frenoy - Product Owner
  • Rui Ferraz - Project Manager