Comprehensive guide to Arcadia's Tariff APIs for accessing utility data, tariffs, territories, and Load Serving Entity information
The following APIs provide comprehensive data about Utilities and other Load Serving Entities (LSEs), including their tariffs, service territories, and customer charging structures.
Tariff
The pricing/rates for a given category of customer or service.
Tariff History
Gives you the complete history of revisions for a given tariff, as defined by its masterTariffId.
Load Serving Entity
LSE is the company selling the electricity (supplying the load). Commonly called the utility or electric company.
Territory
Defines an area that an LSE, Tariff, or specific Tariff Rate applies to. Currently only part of the tariff data, but we will roll out operations to access this in the next few weeks.
Season
Defines a part of the year that can be used for different rate amounts (e.g. summer and winter rates being different amounts).
Time of Use (TOU)
Defines the times of the day that a tariff can have different prices for.
Calendar
Defines important dates associated with tariffs, including billing dates, holiday schedules (typically off-peak with lower rates), and "dynamic" events such as smart days, critical peaks, and system peaks.
Property Key
Defines the attributes that determine applicability for a set of rates within a tariff, such as connection type or city limits.