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Add GB↔GB-ZET exchange config for Shetland HVDC link - #8805

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Add GB↔GB-ZET exchange config for Shetland HVDC link#8805
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Summary

  • Adds config/exchanges/GB_GB-ZET.yaml for the Shetland HVDC Link between mainland Great Britain (GB) and the Shetland Islands (GB-ZET).
  • Sets bidirectional capacity to 600 MW, matching the SSEN Transmission / Ofgem-approved Shetland HVDC Link rating.
  • Addresses the filename feedback from #7534 (GB_GB-ZET.yaml, not GB_ZET.yaml).

Capacity source

Notes

  • No live exchange parser is included: Elexon/BMRS interconnector feeds cover international links (FR, BE, NL, NO, IE), not this domestic SSEN transmission asset. This matches other capacity-only exchange configs in the repo (e.g. FR_JE, AX_SE, IT_MT).
  • Lonlat is placed roughly midway on the subsea route; rotation points toward GB-ZET for positive GB→GB-ZET flow.

Fixes #7269

Test plan

  • Config loads as GB->GB-ZET via EXCHANGES_CONFIG / CONFIG_MODEL
  • uv run python -m unittest tests.test_exchanges_json -v
  • Visual check of exchange arrow on map (staging / local web if available)

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  • AI coding tools (including Cursor agent-assisted editing) were used to help draft or modify code and this PR description.
  • I reviewed the complete change, understand the reasoning, and ran the reported local tests before submitting.
  • This submission is original work of authorship under the project CLA / contributor terms; AI output was not pasted unreviewed.

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sankalpsthakur requested a review from a team as a code owner July 27, 2026 11:08
@github-actions github-actions Bot added the exchange config Pull request or issue for exchange configurations label Jul 27, 2026
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sankalpsthakur force-pushed the feat/gb-zet-gb-exchange-7269 branch from fa7278f to 1624c0a Compare July 28, 2026 10:12
Fixes electricitymaps#7269 by adding the missing exchange between mainland GB and
the Shetland Islands, with 600 MW capacity from the SSEN/Ofgem link.
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sankalpsthakur force-pushed the feat/gb-zet-gb-exchange-7269 branch from 1624c0a to 3dafbe8 Compare August 12, 2026 16:42
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Missing exchange config between Shetland Islands (GB-ZET) and Great Britain (GB)

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