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Gridstatus Finops

FinOps view of Grid Status spend. The open-source gridstatus Python library is free (BSD-3-Clause) - in that model your cost is your own compute and the operational burden of scraping raw ISO/RTO sources yourself. The hosted Grid Status API is metered on rows returned per month above a free allowance (documented at 500,000 rows per month on the free plan), with paid plans that raise row and rate limits and can be scoped to just the ISOs/RTOs you need. Daily peak reports and other premium surfaces require a paid plan. Enterprise arrangements, including data delivery in Snowflake, are negotiated directly.

Gridstatus Finops is the FinOps profile for Grid Status on the APIs.io network, aligned with the FinOps Foundation Framework.

It defines 4 billable meters, billed in USD, on a monthly cycle, and pricing category usage-based.

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

Tagged areas include Day-Ahead Prices, Electricity, Grid Data, Energy Markets, and FinOps.

Category: Analytics and Data Pricing: Usage-Based Billing: Monthly FOCUS v1.3
Day-Ahead PricesElectricityGrid DataEnergy MarketsFinOpsCost ManagementFOCUS

Framework Alignment

Framework
FinOps Foundation Framework
Data Spec
FOCUS v1.3

Charge Categories

UsagePurchaseAdjustment

FOCUS Columns

BillingCurrency
USD
ChargeCategory
Usage
InvoiceIssuerName
Grid Status
PricingCategory
Usage-Based
ProviderName
Grid Status
PublisherName
Grid Status
ServiceCategory
Analytics and Data
ServiceName
Grid Status API

Meters

api_rows_returned
Unit: rows
Rows returned by dataset query responses; the primary metered unit against the monthly plan allowance.
api_requests
Unit: requests
API requests made in the billing period, tracked against the plan requests limit.
bulk_csv_downloads
Unit: files
Per-day bulk CSV export files downloaded via presigned S3 URLs.
open_source_compute
Unit: hours
Your own compute and maintenance cost when pulling raw ISO/RTO data with the free gridstatus library (no Grid Status invoice).

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