A&N Electric Cooperative Data Access Guide
A&N Electric Cooperative serves roughly 37,600 customers on Virginia's Eastern Shore plus Smith Island, Maryland, under Virginia SCC regulation. AMI meters record 15-minute intervals, but the NISC SmartHub portal removed direct CSV interval export in January 2024 — leaving daily/monthly graphs, case-by-case data requests through Member Services, and an unofficial reverse-engineered API as the practical paths. There is no Green Button, EDI, or formal third-party program.
How to Get Your A&N Electric Cooperative Data: All Access Methods
| Method | 1st Party | 3rd Party | Customer Types | Data Types | Latency | Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SmartHub Portal & App | ✓ | — | All members | Billing (PDF), daily/monthly usage graphs | Monthly billing; daily usage | Web / Mobile / PDF |
| Member Services Data Request | ✓ | ✓ | Members and authorized third parties (case-by-case) | 15-minute interval data, billing history | ~10-15 business days | CSV / secure email |
| Unofficial SmartHub API | ✓ | — | Technical users with member credentials (unsupported) | 15-minute consumption and cost | On demand | JSON / CSV |
Billing Data Access
A&N provides billing through NISC SmartHub: all available months of billing history once registered, per-bill PDF downloads, payment tracking, and monthly charges itemized by component (access charge, energy delivery, demand charge, power cost adjustment). No formal third-party program exists — sharing requires written customer authorization evaluated case-by-case by Member Services.
What Data Is on Your A&N Electric Cooperative Bill
- Current and past bills (all months available in SmartHub)
- Payment history
- Monthly charges by component: access charge, energy delivery, demand charge (if applicable), power cost adjustment
- Real-time balance and due date
How to Download A&N Electric Cooperative Bills (Business & Commercial)
- 01Register the commercial account in SmartHub
- 02Review bills broken down by access charge, energy delivery, and demand charge components
- 03Download per-bill PDFs; note CSV usage export is no longer available from the portal (since January 2024)
- 04For detailed usage exports, contact Member Services at (757) 787-9750 Option 3 (7:30 AM - 4:30 PM Mon-Fri)
How to Download A&N Electric Cooperative Bills (Residential)
- 01Visit https://anecop.smarthub.coop/ and click Register / New User
- 02Enter the account number from a paper bill and service address, then create credentials and verify email
- 03Log in (two-factor authentication available) and open Bills & Payments
- 04Click any month to view the detailed bill PDF and review charge components
- 05Enable Paperless Billing in settings to get email notification when each bill is ready
Third-Party Access to A&N Electric Cooperative Billing Data
Customer-authorized request via Member Services
- 01Customer contacts A&N Member Services at (757) 787-9750 Option 3 and names the third party (company and contact)
- 02A&N may require written authorization — there is no standard documented process or tariff governing it
- 03Third party submits a data request with the customer's written authorization
- 04A&N evaluates case-by-case; turnaround ~10-15 business days
- 05Data delivered via secure email or file transfer, likely CSV with date/time and kWh columns
Want to understand the charges on your bill?
See the A&N Electric Cooperative Rate Schedules & Tariff Guide →Interval Data & Smart Meters
A&N's AMI meters record 15-minute consumption across the territory — the cooperative even staffs a dedicated AMI Data Leader. But as of January 2024, SmartHub no longer offers direct CSV export of 15-minute data; the portal shows daily and monthly graphs only. Granular data comes from manual Member Services requests or the unofficial reverse-engineered SmartHub API.
How to Download A&N Electric Cooperative Interval Data
- 01Log into SmartHub at https://anecop.smarthub.coop/ (email/SMS verification may apply)
- 02Open the Usage / My Usage section: Daily Usage tab for day-by-day kWh, Monthly Usage tab for month comparisons
- 03Hover over bars for exact values; zoom date ranges and compare to prior year
- 04Note: 15-minute CSV export was removed from the portal in January 2024 — capture charts manually or request data
- 05For raw 15-minute data: call Member Services at (757) 787-9750 Option 3, or (advanced users) configure electric-usage-downloader with account credentials
Interval data is essential for rate comparison and TOU analysis.
See which A&N Electric Cooperative rate schedule is best for your usage pattern →Third-Party API Access
A&N has no official API, OAuth framework, Share My Data portal, or aggregator integrations (Urjanet and PowerAdvocate likely cannot access A&N data directly). Nectar provides API access to this utility's billing and interval data — see docs.nectarclimate.com. The reverse-engineered NISC SmartHub API — used by electric-usage-downloader (MIT licensed, updated October 2025) and its forks — extracts 15-minute consumption and cost data to JSON/CSV, but it requires member credentials, is not supported by A&N, and risky activity may trigger account restriction.
How to Register as a A&N Electric Cooperative API Vendor
- 01Contact A&N Member Services in advance at (757) 787-9750 Option 3 to discuss data needs
- 02Prepare customer authorization letters — no formal template or tariff exists
- 03Expect 10-15 business day turnaround and manual CSV exports rather than automated feeds
- 04Verify aggregator coverage before pitching customers — major platforms likely have no A&N integration
- 05Technical stopgap: electric-usage-downloader with explicit customer consent, accepting unsupported-API risk
EDI (Electronic Data Interchange)
A&N maintains no EDI program: nothing published on anec.com, no EDI contacts in directories, and no ANSI X12/EDIFACT listings. With 23 employees and 37K customers, EDI infrastructure is not cost-justified. Vendors and billing service providers cannot use 814/867 transactions; organizations needing EDI-style exchange should arrange manual CSV/Excel transfers through Member Services.
How to Enroll in A&N Electric Cooperative EDI
- 01Contact Member Services at (757) 787-9750 Option 3
- 02Request a custom data export process (manual/monthly CSV or Excel)
- 03Work with A&N on any special business relationship terms
Rate Schedules & Tariff Analysis
A&N publishes all effective rate schedules at anec.com, spanning residential (A-1, A-2, TOU-A-1), commercial (B-1, TOU-B-1), and industrial (LP-1, LP-2) classes, with Terms and Conditions as PDF. Bills itemize access charge, energy delivery, demand charge (where applicable), and power cost adjustment. A general rate case filed January 2025 proposes demand charge restructuring — worth tracking for demand-billed C&I accounts.
A&N Electric Cooperative Rate Schedule List
| Schedule | Applicability |
|---|---|
| B-1 / TOU-B-1 | Commercial general service (with TOU option) |
| LP-1 / LP-2 | Industrial large power |
A&N Electric Cooperative Rate Features & TOU Details
- Full rate schedule set published online with Terms and Conditions PDF
- Time-of-use options for residential (TOU-A-1) and commercial (TOU-B-1)
- Demand charges on large power schedules — restructuring proposed in the 2025 rate case
- Bills itemize access, energy delivery, demand, and power cost adjustment components
For a deeper analysis including cost optimization strategies and historical rate trends:
Read the full A&N Electric Cooperative Rate Optimization Guide →Other Data Access Programs
Bidgely High Usage Alerts
Opt-in appliance-level disaggregation alerts powered by Bidgely analytics — a first-party engagement tool; Bidgely data is not available to third parties via A&N.
- 01Opt in through SmartHub / A&N program materials
- 02Receive appliance-level usage alerts
Public Outage Map
Real-time outage map with restoration ETAs (view-only; no API).
- 01Visit the outage map for current outage and restoration information
Limitations & Considerations
- ⚠SmartHub removed direct CSV export of 15-minute interval data in January 2024.
- ⚠No Green Button / ESPI implementation.
- ⚠No EDI trading partner program.
- ⚠No official API or developer portal; the SmartHub API is reverse-engineered and unsupported.
- ⚠No formal third-party program, published tariff for data access, or SLA — requests are case-by-case with ~10-15 business day turnaround.
A&N Electric Cooperative Data Access FAQ
Can I download 15-minute interval data from A&N Electric Cooperative?▾
Not directly anymore. A&N's AMI meters record 15-minute consumption, but SmartHub removed CSV export of 15-minute data in January 2024 — the portal now shows daily and monthly graphs only. Practical paths: request a CSV export from Member Services at (757) 787-9750 Option 3 (expect 10-15 business days), or technical users can run the open-source electric-usage-downloader against the unofficial SmartHub API (unsupported; use at your own risk).
Does A&N support Green Button, EDI, or an official API?▾
No to all three. There is no Green Button/ESPI implementation, no EDI trading partner program (no 814/867 transactions), and no official API or developer portal. The only programmatic option is the community reverse-engineered NISC SmartHub API, which A&N does not support and which requires member credentials.
How does a consultant get authorized access to an A&N member's data?▾
Case-by-case through Member Services. The customer contacts (757) 787-9750 Option 3 to authorize the third party; A&N may request written authorization (no standard form or tariff exists), evaluates the request, and delivers data — likely CSV via secure email — in roughly 10-15 business days. Repeat requests need re-authorization.
What commercial rate schedules does A&N offer?▾
Commercial general service B-1 with a time-of-use option TOU-B-1, and large power schedules LP-1 and LP-2 for industrial accounts — all published with Terms and Conditions at anec.com/your-account/anec-rates/. Bills itemize access charge, energy delivery, demand charge (where applicable), and power cost adjustment.
What's changing in A&N's 2025 rate case?▾
A&N filed a general rate case with the Virginia SCC in January 2025 proposing demand charge restructuring. For demand-billed C&I accounts, the outcome changes peak-management economics — track the filings and schedules at anec.com/general-rate-case-2025. The proposed schedules contain no data access provisions.
What does Nectar's roadmap support level mean for A&N?▾
A&N is on Nectar's roadmap: automated ingestion is planned but not yet productized. Today, Nectar works with member-downloaded SmartHub bill PDFs, manually requested CSV interval exports from Member Services, or customer-consented technical extraction while integration options are evaluated.
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