Carbon Intensity API · FinOps Profile

Carbon Intensity Finops

FinOps framework definition for the Carbon Intensity API. The API is provided entirely free of charge by NESO; there are no monetary costs to consumers. This document captures operational cost awareness (infrastructure, engineering effort, and fair-use compliance) rather than billing costs, and maps to the FOCUS 1.3 data specification for consistency with FinOps tooling.

Carbon Intensity Finops is the FinOps profile for Carbon Intensity API on the APIs.io network, aligned with the FinOps Foundation Framework.

It defines 2 billable meters, billed in GBP, on a n/a cycle, and pricing category free.

The profile maps 9 FOCUS columns for cost-allocation reporting.

Tagged areas include Environment, Energy, Carbon Intensity, FinOps, and Cost Management.

Category: API Pricing: Free Billing: N/A FOCUS v1.3
EnvironmentEnergyCarbon IntensityFinOpsCost ManagementFOCUS

Framework Alignment

Framework
Data Spec

Charge Categories

Usage

FOCUS Columns

BillingCurrency
GBP
ChargeCategory
Usage
InvoiceIssuerName
National Energy System Operator (NESO)
PricingCategory
Free
PricingUnit
request
ProviderName
National Energy System Operator (NESO)
PublisherName
National Energy System Operator (NESO)
ServiceCategory
Developer Tools / API
ServiceName
Carbon Intensity API

Meters

api_requests
Unit: request
Count of API requests made to api.carbonintensity.org.uk
data_egress
Unit: GB
Approximate bytes received in API responses