Standing Bids

Set up Standing Bids

Use standing bids to set up a meter's recurring bid schedule. Standing bids enable you to design a participation strategy, implement it once, and let it repeat over a long time horizon.

ObjectDescription
BidMeter ID, date range, and day type for each bid. A bid contains one or many hours.
HoursThe bid's applicable hours in the market each day. Each hour denoted using hour_ending. An hour has one or many curve points.
CurvePrice-quantity pairs for each hour.
{
 "standing_bids": [
   {
     "meter_id": "sample-meter-id",
     "start_time": "2021-07-31T00:00:00Z",
     "end_time": "2021-09-01T00:00:00Z",
     "day_type": "business",
     "hours": [
       {
         "hour_ending": 17,
         "curve": [
           {
             "quantity_in_kw": 40,
             "price": 0.80
           },
           {
             "quantity_in_kw": 50,
             "price": 0.95
           }
         ]
       },
       {
         "hour_ending": 18,
         "curve": [
           {
             "quantity_in_kw": 40,
             "price": 0.80
           },
           {
             "quantity_in_kw": 50,
             "price": 0.95
           }
         ]
       }
     ]
   }
 ]
}

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