elektra 0.0.2

Power block price creation and conversion

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The purpose of the elektra project is to provide a utility to create and convert power prices to their respective block constructs.

There are two primary methods implemented in the elektra project

• create_prices
• scrub_hourly_prices

Create Prices

The create_prices method takes the following parameters:

• flow_date - date | The as of date for the power prices
• ticker - string | The ticker symbol for the power product
• node - string | The node on the power grid
• iso - string | The short name of the Independent Service Operator
• block - string | The power block for the prices
• frequency string | The price frequency, either Daily or Monthly
• prices dataframe | A Python dataframe of prices consisting of flow_date, hour_ending, and price

The response from the method is a single price float the provided attributes.

Scrub Hourly Prices

The scrub_hourly_prices method takes the following parameters:

• flow_date - date | The as of date for the power prices
• ticker - string | The ticker symbol for the power product
• node - string | The node on the power grid
• iso - string | The short name of the Independent Service Operator
• prices dataframe | A python dataframe of prices consisting of flow_date, hour_ending, and price

The response from the method is a Python dataframe with the following columns of data:

• Hour Beginning
• Hour Ending
• Required
• Special
• Value