Concepts and parameters
Estimations
How Electricity Maps fills gaps when measured data is delayed or missing.
Electricity Maps develops estimation models that provide estimated data when measured data is not available (delayed or missing).
The isEstimated flag in the returned JSON indicates whether the result is estimated or not, and the estimationMethod field indicates what model was used to generate that estimate.
By default, all endpoints return estimated data for timestamps when measured data is not available. To disable estimations in the returned JSON, the disableEstimations parameter can be set to true.
Find our documentation on estimations models, and measured data here.