core_eia__codes_balancing_authorities

package: pudl

Code table containing descriptions of categorical codes for balancing authorities in EIA 860, EIA 923, and EIA 930.

Most-recent data:

2024

Processing:

Data has been cleaned and organized into well-modeled tables that serve as building blocks for downstream wide tables and analyses.

Source:

EIA -- Mix of multiple EIA Forms

Primary key:

code

Columns
code

Originally reported short code.

label

Longer human-readable code using snake_case

description

Long human-readable description of the meaning of a code/label.

balancing_authority_region_code_eia

EIA balancing authority region code.

balancing_authority_region_name_eia

Human-readable name of the EIA balancing region.

report_timezone

Timezone used by the reporting entity. For use in localizing UTC times.

balancing_authority_retirement_date

Date on which the balancing authority ceased independent operation.

is_generation_only

Indicates whether the balancing authority is generation-only, meaning it does not serve retail customers and thus reports only net generation and interchange, but not demand.

interconnect_code_eia

EIA interconnect code.

core_eia__codes_balancing_authority_subregions

package: pudl

Code table containing descriptions of categorical codes for balancing authority subregions in EIA 930.

Most-recent data:

2026half1

Processing:

Data has been cleaned and organized into well-modeled tables that serve as building blocks for downstream wide tables and analyses.

Source:

EIA -- Mix of multiple EIA Forms

Primary key:

balancing_authority_code_eia, balancing_authority_subregion_code_eia

Columns
balancing_authority_code_eia

EIA short code identifying a balancing authority. May include Canadian and Mexican BAs.

balancing_authority_subregion_code_eia

Code identifying subregions of larger balancing authorities.

balancing_authority_subregion_name_eia

Name of the balancing authority subregion.