A Leap Connect architectural update went live this month that enables more features and flexibility to be offered to partners more quickly in the future. This release sets the foundation for these additional capabilities to be added over time.
Leap partners have been using the Revenue API as well as the Revenue tab in the Partner Portal in “beta” for the past several months to track preliminary revenue, see final revenue reports, and identify potential revenue.
A new field, nomination_kw has been added to both the Dispatch API and webhook event timeslots array. If desired, this field can be used in dispatch processing logic to compare the dispatch event awarded value (energy_kw) to the nomination value (nomination_kw). For clarity, the descriptions of each of these fields are provided below:
Leap's new webhook platform is now available in beta! The initial meter.created event is currently supported with more events coming soon.
New meter configuration use cases are now available with the release of the Nominations API. Leap generally sets meter nominations on behalf of partners but occasionally partners need to suggest their own nomination values. Check out the developer guide to learn more!
Adding, removing, and viewing meters tags is now supported via API! One or more partner-defined tags can be placed on meters in order to help with the following scenarios.
The new version (V2) of Leap’s Meters API is now available. This new API offers improvements for partners working in multiple programs and markets and provides additional meter metadata and enrollment information not currently available in the V1 Meters API.
The Revenue API provides a set of endpoints for partners to access revenue data that has been earned by participating in grid services programs with Leap. Accessing preliminary and final revenue data in a timely manner helps increase efficiency as well as more quickly identify opportunities to improve revenue.
Leap is developing a new communication test tool to give partners a way to test their dispatch operations. This capability adds a new field to dispatch API event notifications which is considered a non-breaking change for existing integrations.
Leap provides access to programs that dispatch and measure performance at either the utility meter (e.g. residential home or commercial site) or the individual device (e.g. battery, EV charger, or thermostat). The “Leap meter” refers to the asset where dispatching and performance measurement occurs and where revenue is generated from. The Leap meter_id is the unique ID that is used to identify this asset.
