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Electricitymaps Finops

FinOps view of Electricity Maps spend. Electricity Maps licenses grid data per signal (carbon intensity, electricity mix, prices, flows, loads) and per zone on an annual subscription basis, with bundle, regional, volume, and startup discounts. A free non-commercial tier and a time-limited commercial trial exist. Cost is driven by the number of signals and zones licensed and the history / granularity options, not by per-request metering.

Electricitymaps Finops is the FinOps profile for Electricity Maps on the APIs.io network, aligned with the FinOps Foundation Framework.

It defines 5 billable meters, billed in EUR, on a annual cycle, and pricing category subscription-based.

The profile maps 8 FOCUS columns for cost-allocation reporting.

Tagged areas include Energy, Carbon Intensity, Electricity, Grid, and Sustainability.

Category: Analytics Pricing: Subscription-Based Billing: Annual FOCUS v1.3
EnergyCarbon IntensityElectricityGridSustainabilityFinOpsCost ManagementFOCUS

Framework Alignment

Framework
FinOps Foundation Framework
Data Spec
FOCUS v1.3

Charge Categories

PurchaseUsageAdjustment

FOCUS Columns

BillingCurrency
EUR
ChargeCategory
Purchase
InvoiceIssuerName
Electricity Maps
PricingCategory
Subscription-Based
ProviderName
Electricity Maps
PublisherName
Electricity Maps
ServiceCategory
Analytics
ServiceName
Electricity Maps API

Meters

licensed_signals
Unit: signals
Number of data signals licensed (carbon intensity, electricity mix, prices, flows, loads), billed annually per signal.
licensed_zones
Unit: zones
Number of zones licensed across the subscribed signals.
history_window
Unit: days
Length of trailing or extended historical data licensed per signal.
temporal_granularity
Unit: granularity
Data resolution licensed (hourly standard; 15-minute / 5-minute on request).
api_requests
Unit: requests
Requests made against the API; bounded by per-token plan limits rather than directly metered for billing.

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