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DemandFlexNeed

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https://schema.beckn.io/DemandFlexNeed

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DemandFlexNeed

Attribute schemas for demand-flex needs (Resource.resourceAttributes). Describes what the utility needs from the network: direction, event timing, capacity, and location.

**Canonical IRI:** https://schema.nfh.global/DemandFlexNeed/v2.0

**Namespace prefix:** deg:https://schema.nfh.global/deg/DemandFlexNeed/v2.0/

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Versions

VersionStatusNotes
v2.0CurrentResource-attribute schema describing what a utility needs from the network — direction, event timing, capacity.

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Properties

DemandFlexNeed is an **OpenADR 3.1.0-aligned time series** (one interval per tranche) — the single, unified Need shape for uc1 (monopsony, DISCOM fixes the clearing price) and uc2 (pay-as-clear auction). Columns are open in the schema; each contract policy rego imposes its own hard-const column set.

PropertyTypeRequiredDescription
locationBeckn LocationGeoJSON geometry (geo) + optional address
intervalPeriodOpenADR intervalPeriodstart + duration (e.g. PT30M) — the tranche grid
payloadDescriptorsarrayBuyer column descriptors (profile-specific; rego-locked)
intervalsOpenADR interval[]One row per tranche — id + typed payloads