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Datadog dashboard for the Texas power grid

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Re: Datadog dashboard for the Texas power grid

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Post by imrehg »

I was looking at the source code linked from dashboard, and surprised a bit that it's a gist, rather than a repository. Is it just to facilitate discussions on the code? Otherwise it feels a bit ad hoc that way, wouldn't consider a gist with this many files more ergonomic compared to a repository.

Also, trying to follow to the data source of the Ercot website https://www.ercot.com/ I get blocked with things like this:

    Access Denied
    Error 16
    This request was blocked by the security rules.
    If you believe you have a valid business reason for accessing ERCOT resources, please contact the ERCOT ServiceDesk at ServiceDesk@ercot.com.
This seems ... pretty old school as well. Is it geofencing, or more general IP whitelisting? Feels very strange, guessing the former, as Google's cache returns a page that can be viewed. I don't see anything that would _really_ be drain on those ERCOT resources...

Re: Datadog dashboard for the Texas power grid

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Post by vogt »

bloudermilk wrote: post #7
rexreed wrote: post #4

What are we supposed to glean from this as energy laymen? How do you provide data in a way that provides real meaning? All this data but no real insight.

Perhaps energy laymen are not the intended audience

That doesn't make the GP question any less relevant or meaningful.

Re: Datadog dashboard for the Texas power grid

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Post by jeffbee »

grepfru_it wrote: post #3

I got hit with a rolling blackout on Thursday. Coincidentally, settlement prices skyrocketed to over $1.2k. I should connect this data to my power transfer/backup power system to preempt potential blackouts

ERCOT didn't declare any capacity emergencies on that day, or any recent day. Is it possible you just suffered from a stochastic outage, and not a capacity-related intentional disconnection?

https://www.ercot.com/services/comm/mkt_notices/opsmessages

Re: Datadog dashboard for the Texas power grid

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Post by hk1337 »

imrehg wrote: post #5

I was looking at the source code linked from dashboard, and surprised a bit that it's a gist, rather than a repository. Is it just to facilitate discussions on the code? Otherwise it feels a bit ad hoc that way, wouldn't consider a gist with this many files more ergonomic compared to a repository. Also, trying to follow to the data source of the Ercot website https://www.ercot.com/ I get blocked with things like this…

I think they block anything outside the US.
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