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Commodities Data | Fundamentals

Power - Supply and Demand

Power supply and demand fundamentals represented by governed dimensions, element metadata, identifiers and descriptions.

Key facts for Power - Supply and Demand

Coverage metric

Geography:
North America, Asia / Pacific, EMEA, Latin America and the Caribbean
History:
From 1990
Coverage count:
Contributors/Providers - 50+ Sources
Asset Class
Commodity Spots, Commodity Fair Values, Commodity Derivatives, Commodity Forwards, Commodities

Delivery metadata

Data Frequency
Real‑Time (Delayed)
Language
English
Delivery methods:
Excel, Deployed/Onsite Servers, API, Web Service, SFTP, Cloud, Desktop, FTP, Bulk, Snowflake, Website, RSS Feed
Data formats:
PDF, GZIP, XML, JSON, CSV, SQL, Text, Python, HTML, Bitmap, MPEG, User Interface, PCAP
Minimum service frequency
Real‑Time (Delayed)

Overview of Power - Supply and Demand

MULTI-SOURCE MARKET VIEW

Combine system-balance indicators

• Analyse generation, load, availability and transmission together.

• Compare conditions across markets and periods.

• Use linked signals for planning and risk analysis.

MARKET TIGHTNESS SIGNALS

Identify tightness and surplus

• Compare available supply with demand to detect system pressure.

• Identify possible tight or surplus conditions.

• Support forecasts, trading and operational plans.

POWER SUPPLY AND DEMAND

Monitor power-market balance

• Access electricity supply, demand, load and availability indicators.

• Review generation and transmission conditions.

• Compare system-balance signals across markets.

Description of the dataset

  • LSEG delivers Power supply and demand fundamentals that give customers a comprehensive view of changing electricity market conditions. We combine trusted provider inputs with proprietary LSEG research insight, pricing data and forward-looking forecasts to support informed market decisions.
  • Our supply and demand coverage includes key power measures such as wind, solar, hydro, available capacity, production, imports, forecasts, consumption, embedded solar, residual load and demand destruction. LSEG helps customers interpret renewable output, load patterns, capacity availability and market balance in a single analytical context.
  • We support power traders, utilities, analysts, risk managers and strategists who need timely fundamentals for market monitoring and scenario analysis. LSEG enables customers to connect supply-demand signals with prices, news, expert research and broader commodities content through LSEG products.
  • LSEG standardizes this content using business data element definitions, dimensions, element IDs, descriptions, short names, abbreviations and source mappings. We maintain PermID-related references, language metadata, naming groups and element-level structures to support scalable integration and governance.

Accessing the dataset

This dataset can be used by the following products. Talk to us to learn more about different packages and offerings.

Real-Time Distribution System

Advanced Distribution Server (ADS) is the horizontally scalable distribution component within LSEG Real-Time Distribution System providing highly available services for tailored streaming and snapshot data, publication and contribution messaging with optional persistence, conflation and delay capabilities.