Tools

Every interactive tool in the workspace, in one place.

The workspace includes ten interactive tools. Six are React-backed islands: LTDS validator, network explorer, live dashboard, dictionary search, engineering calculators, and energy-flow Sankey. Four are editorial decision trees embedded in their routes. Every tool is free, open, no sign-in. This directory is the shortest route to each.

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What the tools do

  • Validate LTDS CIM files against official Ofgem SHACL profiles.
  • Search 220+ glossary terms in under 100 ms.
  • See live GB electricity generation, carbon intensity, and interconnector flows.
  • Explore the GB network map and find connection points.
  • Calculate power factor, voltage drop, cable sizing to BS 7671.
Tool dashboard showing LTDS validator, dictionary, and live data interfaces

The tools philosophyUseful first, pretty second

The tools on this workspace are built for answering questions, not for showing off.

Every tool here answers a question someone in the GB energy sector actually has. LTDS validator: is this file conformant? Dictionary: what does this acronym mean, with source? Live dashboard: what is the grid doing right now? Network explorer: where on the network is my site? Engineering calculator: what cable size do I need?

No tool tries to cover everything. Each is the minimum useful cut on a specific problem. For deeper analysis, use commercial tooling (DigSilent, PSS/E, ETAP) or build directly on the underlying APIs (BMRS, Carbon Intensity, LTDS).

Which question do you have today?

Pick a tool from the directory below.

Section 01 · Tool directory

Ten tools. Each a direct link.

Diagram 01 · GB workspace tool directory
Validator

LTDS validator

Validate an LTDS CIM file against Ofgem SHACL profiles. Free, in-browser.

React island · SHACL Reference

Dictionary

Search 220+ energy-sector terms. Each entry cites a primary source with an as-of date.

React island · Fuse.js Live

Live generation dashboard

Real-time GB electricity mix, carbon intensity, interconnector flows.

React island · BMRS + Carbon Intensity Map

Network explorer

GB network map with voltage tiers, DNO areas, and connection-point finder.

React island · LTDS-derived Calculator

Engineering tools

Power factor, voltage drop, cable sizing, transformer calculations to BS 7671.

React island · BS 7671 Visualiser

Energy-flow Sankey

GB energy flow from supply through generation to end use and losses.

React island · Plotly Decision tree

Pathway call

Choose a 2030s pathway: Consumer, System, or Hybrid Transformation.

Embedded decision Decision tree

Connection strategy

Firm vs flexible vs relocate. Pick a connection approach for a project.

Embedded decision Decision tree

Hydrogen heating call

Authorise hydrogen heating rollout, reserve for industry, or pause the decision.

Embedded decision Decision tree

Gas transition call

Managed decline, hydrogen conversion, or hybrid.

Embedded decision

Six React islands (LTDS validator, dictionary, live, network explorer, engineering, energy-flow) plus embedded decision trees on every domain route. No sign-in required.

Section 02 · Which tool for which job

Three common questions and the right tool for each.

"What does this acronym mean?" Open the Dictionary. Start typing. Acronyms are weighted heavily in search.

"What is the grid doing now?" Open the Live dashboard. First glance at fuel mix, then at carbon intensity.

"How does my project connect?" Open the Network explorer. Drop a pin. See the nearest 132 kV node and the DNO.

"Is this LTDS file conformant?" Open the LTDS validator. Upload. Run. Read the SHACL violations if any.

"What cable size do I need?" Open the Engineering calculator. Enter load and run length. Get size plus BS 7671 clause.

"What would I decide given X?" Open the relevant domain route and scroll to the decision tree (present on every domain and most scenario pages).

Key takeaways

  • Six React islands: LTDS validator, dictionary, live dashboard, network explorer, engineering calculator, energy-flow Sankey.
  • Decision trees embedded on every domain and era route.
  • All tools are free, open, no sign-in.
  • Tools are built for one question each; combine with deeper commercial tooling for production work.
  • The Dictionary is the most-used tool; the LTDS validator is the most technical.

References

  1. Elexon BMRS

    Live data source for the generation dashboard.

    Primary live data.

  2. NESO Carbon Intensity API

    Live carbon intensity data.

    Primary emissions data.

  3. Ofgem LTDS

    Network data underpinning the explorer and validator.

    Network data source.

  4. IET: BS 7671

    The engineering standard the calculators cite.

    Design standard.

Every tool above is open and free. For deeper analysis, use the commercial tools referenced in the engineering-tools route.